Does The Brothers Rico end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Brothers Rico scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Brothers Rico sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Brothers Rico easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Brothers Rico violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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 Brothers Rico

Name: The Brothers Rico
Genre: Crime
Released: 1957
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren

Three hunted men and their desperate women...

Directed by Phil Karlson

Produced by William Goetz Productions

195792 min6.2 / 10

A noir crime drama about a man trying to escape his criminal past, only to be dragged back into the underworld by family obligation and syndicate pressure.

Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Organized Crime Movies Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Crime

Keywords

Film Noir Criminal Syndicate Crime Family

Questions people ask

Does The Brothers Rico end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Brothers Rico scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Brothers Rico sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Brothers Rico easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Brothers Rico violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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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