Is Thieves' Highway scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Thieves' Highway sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Thieves' Highway 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 Thieves' Highway 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 Thieves' Highway 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.

Thieves' Highway

Name: Thieves' Highway
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1949
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie

You Need a Friend, Strong Man, - And I'm Friendly!

Directed by Jules Dassin

Produced by 20th Century Fox

194994 min7.2 / 10

A noir-inflected crime drama about a war veteran drawn into the underworld through revenge, trading domestic hopes for moral compromise.

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped Heroes Fighting Back American City Movies

Genres

Drama Crime Thriller

Keywords

San Francisco, California Film Noir Truck Driver Produce Truck Crash Apple Picking

Questions people ask

Is Thieves' Highway scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Thieves' Highway sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Thieves' Highway end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Thieves' Highway violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Thieves' Highway easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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