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.

Does The Weapon end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 Weapon easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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 Weapon 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 Weapon

Name: The Weapon
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1956
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Steve Cochran, Lizabeth Scott, Herbert Marshall, Nicole Maurey, Jon Whiteley

This Gun Talked...

Directed by Val Guest

Produced by Periclean Productions

195678 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected thriller centered on a child's accidental tragedy that unravels a decade-old murder, balancing procedural investigation with the moral weight of innocent guilt.

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Trapped by Fate, Undone by History

Genres

Thriller Crime

Questions people ask

Is The Weapon sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Weapon end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Weapon scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Weapon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Weapon 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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