Is The Mind Benders sad?

Yes. More sad 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.

Does The Mind Benders end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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.

Is The Mind Benders 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 Mind Benders 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.

Is The Mind Benders violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Mind Benders

Name: The Mind Benders
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements, Michael Bryant, Wendy Craig

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Directed by Basil Dearden

Produced by Michael Relph Productions, Anglo-Amalgamated

1963109 min6.3 / 10

A cerebral Cold War thriller that uses sensory deprivation and psychological manipulation to interrogate the fragility of identity, loyalty, and love under extreme duress.

A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist decides that they might have brainwashed him by a sensory deprivation technique, but he doesn’t know if someone really can be convinced to act against their strongest feelings. So he agrees to be the subject in an experiment in which others will try to make him stop loving his wife.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Toxic Romance Movies Unresolved Grief Stories Historical War Movies Science Experiment Movies

Genres

Thriller Drama

Keywords

Experiment Spy Cold War Psychology Brainwashing Black And White Sensory Deprivation

Questions people ask

Is The Mind Benders sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Mind Benders end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Mind Benders easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Mind Benders scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Mind Benders violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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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