Is This Gun for Hire scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 This Gun for Hire violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 This Gun for Hire sad?

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 This Gun for Hire 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.

Is This Gun for Hire 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.

This Gun for Hire

Name: This Gun for Hire
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1942
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Tully Marshall

A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!

Directed by Frank Tuttle

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194281 min7.0 / 10

A classic film noir thriller about a sadistic hitman and the woman who tries to redeem him, built on paranoia, double-crosses, and the tension between violence and moral redemption.

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.

Questions people ask

Is This Gun for Hire scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is This Gun for Hire violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is This Gun for Hire sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does This Gun for Hire end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is This Gun for Hire 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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