Is The Shadow on the Window easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Shadow on the Window scary?

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 Shadow on the Window 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.

Does The Shadow on the Window end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% 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 Shadow on the Window 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.

The Shadow on the Window

Name: The Shadow on the Window
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Philip Carey, Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, Corey Allen, Gerald Sarracini

your eyes will open wide... at the terrifying things that happen in that room!

Directed by William Asher

Produced by Columbia Pictures

195776 min5.9 / 10

A tense 1950s crime thriller centered on a hostage crisis at an isolated farmhouse, where a traumatized child becomes the key to saving his mother from three murderous delinquents.

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - and his father - rescue his mother before it's too late?

Clusters

Trapped by a Predator Rural Countryside Setting Bleak and Despairing Tone

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Farm House Sinister

Questions people ask

Is The Shadow on the Window easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Shadow on the Window scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Shadow on the Window violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Shadow on the Window end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is The Shadow on the Window 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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