Is The Man with the Golden Arm sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Man with the Golden Arm scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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.

Does The Man with the Golden Arm end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 Man with the Golden Arm 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 Man with the Golden Arm violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Man with the Golden Arm

Name: The Man with the Golden Arm
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1955
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin

An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

Directed by Otto Preminger

Produced by Carlyle Productions

1955119 min7.1 / 10

A gritty, psychologically probing portrait of addiction and the struggle for redemption in a morally compromised urban underworld.

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

Questions people ask

Is The Man with the Golden Arm sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Man with the Golden Arm scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Man with the Golden Arm end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Man with the Golden Arm easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Man with the Golden Arm violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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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