The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle

The Whole Naked Truth

Directed by Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich

Produced by Columbia Pictures

195788 min6.5 / 10

A noir-inflected crime drama about corruption and moral compromise in the New York fashion industry, centered on a son's reckoning with his father's complicity.

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Garment Jungle scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Garment Jungle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Does The Garment Jungle end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Garment Jungle sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Garment Jungle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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