Does Thunderbolt end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Thunderbolt 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 Thunderbolt 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 Thunderbolt violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 sad 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.

Thunderbolt

Name: Thunderbolt
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1929
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall, Eugenie Besserer

George Bancroft making Love With the Determination of a Bull Dog! Fay Wray His Foil and Richard Arlen His Enemy

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Produced by Paramount Pictures

192991 min5.7 / 10

A grim pre-code crime drama where a condemned man's jealous rage and desire for revenge create a claustrophobic prison standoff with romantic and moral stakes.

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.

Clusters

Deadly Romantic Obsession Toxic Romantic Relationships Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Film Noir Pre-code

Questions people ask

Does Thunderbolt end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Thunderbolt scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Thunderbolt easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Thunderbolt violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Thunderbolt sad? Somewhat. More sad 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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