Does The Big Night end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big Night easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big Night scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big Night violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big Night sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Big Night

Name: The Big Night
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1951
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: John Drew Barrymore, Preston Foster, Joan Lorring, Howard St. John, Dorothy Comingore

Love! Hate! Murder!

Directed by Joseph Losey

Produced by Philip A. Waxman Productions Inc.

195175 min6.8 / 10

A noir-tinged coming-of-age revenge thriller set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, driven by a young man's obsessive hunt for the man who brutalized his father.

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Clusters

Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Violent Revenge Movies Dysfunctional Family Relationships Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Father Coming Of Age Revenge Beaten

Questions people ask

Does The Big Night end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Big Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Big Night scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Big Night violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is The Big Night sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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