Is The Night of the Hunter scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Night of the Hunter one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 93% 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 Night of the Hunter easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Night of the Hunter sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 Night of the Hunter end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Night of the Hunter violent?

Yes. More violent 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.

The Night of the Hunter

Name: The Night of the Hunter
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1955
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce

It’s a hard world for little things.

Directed by Charles Laughton

Produced by Paul Gregory Productions, United Artists

195593 min7.9 / 10

A nightmarish Southern Gothic thriller about childhood vulnerability hunted by religious evil, rendered in expressionist black-and-white as a dark fairy tale.

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

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Questions people ask

Is The Night of the Hunter scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Night of the Hunter one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.
Is The Night of the Hunter easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Night of the Hunter sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Night of the Hunter end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Night of the Hunter violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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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