Does The Vicious Circle 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 Vicious Circle 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 Vicious Circle scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Vicious Circle violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Vicious Circle 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 Vicious Circle

Name: The Vicious Circle
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1957
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: John Mills, Derek Farr, Noelle Middleton, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver

The unnerving English crime film

Directed by Gerald Thomas

Produced by Beaconsfield Productions, Romulus Films

195784 min6.5 / 10

A taut 1950s noir thriller in which an innocent man is ensnared in a web of murder, blackmail, and criminal conspiracy after a chance encounter goes fatally wrong.

When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corruption and Distrust Murder And Assassination Film Genres and Movements European Regional Settings

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Film Noir Murder London Airport

Questions people ask

Does The Vicious Circle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Vicious Circle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Vicious Circle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Vicious Circle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Vicious Circle 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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