Is The Midnight Man scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Midnight Man end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% 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 Midnight Man 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 Midnight Man violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Midnight Man sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Midnight Man

Name: The Midnight Man
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1974
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin

One of them is a murderer. All of them make the most fascinating murder mystery in years.

Directed by Burt Lancaster, Roland Kibbee

Produced by Norlan Productions, Universal Pictures

1974119 min5.6 / 10

A procedural murder mystery centered on an ex-con night watchman who becomes entangled in a campus killing and must clear his own name amid suspicion and investigation.

An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corruption and Distrust Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Betrayal By Insiders Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Investigation Cop Murder Ex-con

Questions people ask

Is The Midnight Man scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does The Midnight Man end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is The Midnight Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Midnight Man violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Midnight Man sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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