Is The Phenix City Story 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 Phenix City Story 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 Phenix City Story violent?

Somewhat. More violent 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 Phenix City Story 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.

Does The Phenix City Story end with hope?

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 Phenix City Story

Name: The Phenix City Story
Genre: Crime
Released: 1955
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews, Lenka Peterson

ALABAMA'S CITY OF SIN AND SHAME!

Directed by Phil Karlson

Produced by Allied Artists Pictures, Bischoff-Diamond Corporation

1955100 min6.5 / 10

A gritty, docudrama-inflected crime noir about civic corruption and moral reckoning in a small Southern town, driven by the tension between a lawyer's idealism and his father's reluctant awakening.

A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Rebels Fighting Empires Paranoia and Procedure Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Crime

Keywords

Gambling Alabama Film Noir Prostitution Political Assassination Docudrama Crime Syndicate

Questions people ask

Is The Phenix City Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Phenix City Story scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Phenix City Story violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.
Is The Phenix City Story sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Phenix City Story end with hope? 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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