Yes. More frightening 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.

Is The Racket 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 Racket violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 Racket end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

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 Racket

Name: The Racket
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1928
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, G. Pat Collins, Henry Sedley

Directed by Lewis Milestone

Produced by The Caddo Company, Paramount Pictures

192884 min6.5 / 10

A gritty silent-era crime drama pitting a determined cop against a ruthless mobster in a dark, violent underworld.

A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Vengeance Over Introspection Journalism and Reporters Thieves And Outlaws

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Bootlegger Reporter Silent Film

Questions people ask

Is The Racket scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Racket easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Racket violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does The Racket end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Racket 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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