Does The Criminal end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Criminal scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Criminal violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

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 Criminal 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.

The Criminal

Name: The Criminal
Genre: Crime
Released: 1960
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad, Jill Bennett

The toughest picture ever made in Britain!

Directed by Joseph Losey

Produced by Merton Park Studios

196097 min6.4 / 10

A gritty British noir crime thriller about a hardened ex-con caught between prison and a violent gang, built on betrayal, paranoia, and the brutal consequences of silence.

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Cars And Racing Crime and Thriller Crime And Betrayal

Genres

Crime

Keywords

Robbery B Movie Racetrack British Noir

Questions people ask

Does The Criminal end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Criminal scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Criminal violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Criminal sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Criminal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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