Does The Detective 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 Detective scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Detective 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 Detective 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.

Is The Detective violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Detective

Name: The Detective
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1968
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Horace McMahon

An adult look at a police detective.

Directed by Gordon Douglas

Produced by Arcola Pictures, 20th Century Fox

1968114 min5.9 / 10

A gritty procedural that uses a murder investigation to expose institutional corruption and societal prejudice in 1960s New York.

New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong LGBTQ Movies Law Enforcement Officers

Genres

Crime Mystery Drama

Keywords

Homophobia Police Detective Lgbt Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Does The Detective end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Detective scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Detective easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Detective sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Detective violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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