The Violent Years

The Violent Years

Teenage Killers Taking Their Thrills Unashamed!

Directed by William Morgan

Produced by Headliner Productions

195657 min4.4 / 10

A lurid 1950s crime drama that exploits teenage delinquency and violence while moralizing about parental neglect and social corruption.

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Violent Years violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Violent Years easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Violent Years end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Violent Years scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Violent Years 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Violent Years

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Violent Years

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Violent Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Violent Years, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Violent Years, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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