Time Bomb

Time Bomb

Can they... will they... stop that TERROR ON A TRAIN

Directed by Ted Tetzlaff

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

195373 min5.3 / 10

A taut 1950s thriller built on the ticking-clock tension of a bomb expert racing to prevent catastrophe aboard a train laden with explosives.

When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.

Questions people ask

  • Is Time Bomb easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Time Bomb sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Time Bomb scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Time Bomb end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Time Bomb 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Time Bomb

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Time Bomb

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Time Bomb, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Time Bomb, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Time Bomb, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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