Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door 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 Spook Who Sat by the Door 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 Spook Who Sat by the Door end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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 Spook Who Sat by the Door scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door 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 Spook Who Sat by the Door

Name: The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, War
Released: 1973
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston, Paul Butler

Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!

Directed by Ivan Dixon

Produced by Bokari

1973102 min6.4 / 10

A politically charged thriller about infiltration and revolution that uses genre conventions to explore systemic racism and the possibility of armed resistance.

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

Clusters

Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Revenge Gone Wrong Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Action Drama Crime War

Keywords

Central Intelligence Agency (cia)Blaxploitation Cinema Racism

Questions people ask

Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does The Spook Who Sat by the Door end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Spook Who Sat by the Door 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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