Yes. More frightening than 87% 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?

Yes. More violent 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 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.

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, Thriller
Released: 1951
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, Ray Collins

The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!

Directed by John Cromwell

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

195188 min6.3 / 10

A hard-boiled noir crime thriller about institutional corruption and the lone honest cop fighting a syndicate-backed mob boss from within a compromised system.

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.

Questions people ask

Is The Racket scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Racket violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Racket easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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