Does The Thief 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 Thief 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

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 Thief violent?

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 Thief

Name: The Thief
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1952
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ray Milland, Martin Gabel, Harry Bronson, Rita Vale, Rex O'Malley

NOT A WORD IS SPOKEN!

Directed by Russell Rouse

Produced by Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists

195285 min6.3 / 10

A tense, visually sophisticated Cold War noir told entirely without dialogue, following a physicist's paranoid descent as he evades capture for espionage.

A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Historical War Movies Film Genres and Movements Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Crime Thriller

Keywords

Espionage Cold War Film Noir

Questions people ask

Does The Thief end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Thief easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Thief sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Thief scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Thief violent? 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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