Is The Undercover Man 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 Undercover Man 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.

Does The Undercover Man end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

Is The Undercover Man 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.

Is The Undercover Man 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 Undercover Man

Name: The Undercover Man
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1949
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley, Frank Tweddell

TOLD WITH THE SNARL OF A MACHINE GUN!

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Produced by Columbia Pictures

194985 min6.1 / 10

A classic film noir about a federal agent infiltrating a crime syndicate, defined by institutional corruption, witness intimidation, and the moral exhaustion of fighting an entrenched criminal system.

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.

Questions people ask

Is The Undercover Man scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Undercover Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Undercover Man end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Undercover Man violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Undercover Man 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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