Is The Big Town scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. 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 Town violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Big Town end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. 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 Town easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Big Town

Name: The Big Town
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1987
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern, Lee Grant

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

Directed by Ben Bolt

Produced by Albacore Productions Inc., Columbia Pictures

1987109 min5.5 / 10

A 1950s noir-tinged drama about a small-town gambler seduced by big-city fortune, women, and danger, caught between ambition and the consequences of his choices.

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

Clusters

Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty American City Movies Organized Crime Movies Games And Gambling Thieves And Outlaws

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Chicago, Illinois Based On Novel Or Book Gangster Stripper Gambler Craps 1950s

Questions people ask

Is The Big Town scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Big Town sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Big Town violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Big Town end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Big Town easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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