Does The Suspect end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Suspect 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.

Yes. More sad 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 Suspect 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 Suspect violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Suspect

Name: The Suspect
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1945
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

Directed by Robert Siodmak

Produced by Universal Pictures

194585 min6.8 / 10

A noir-inflected moral descent in which a mild-mannered man's secret murder and forbidden desire spiral into paranoia and blackmail.

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.

Questions people ask

Does The Suspect end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Suspect scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Suspect sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Suspect easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Suspect violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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