Does The Naked City end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Naked City 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 Naked City 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 Naked City scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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 Naked City 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.

The Naked City

Name: The Naked City
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1948
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy

The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!

Directed by Jules Dassin

Produced by Universal International Pictures

194896 min7.2 / 10

A procedural film noir that uses New York City itself as a character, following detectives through a murder investigation with documentary-style realism and atmospheric urban grit.

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Complicity Under Pressure Trapped by Fate, Undone by History American City Movies

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Keywords

New York City Narration Film Noir Murder Docudrama Semi-documentary Procedural

Questions people ask

Does The Naked City end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Naked City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Naked City sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Naked City scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Naked City violent? 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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