Does The Spanish Prisoner 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 Spanish Prisoner 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 Spanish Prisoner scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Spanish Prisoner violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Is The Spanish Prisoner sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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 Spanish Prisoner

Name: The Spanish Prisoner
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Steve Martin, Campbell Scott, Ben Gazzara, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay

It's the oldest con in the book.

Directed by David Mamet

Produced by Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions

1997110 min6.8 / 10

A cerebral neo-noir thriller about paranoia and betrayal, where an inventor's isolation deepens as he discovers the con closing around him.

An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

Clusters

Corrupt Institutions Exposed Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Corruption and Distrust Paranoid Reality Breakdown Honor And Duty

Genres

Drama Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Confidence Invention Sister Con Game Corporation Neo-noir Process

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Questions people ask

Does The Spanish Prisoner end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Spanish Prisoner easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Spanish Prisoner scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Spanish Prisoner violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Spanish Prisoner sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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