Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

How close can you get to a killer before you're too close?

Directed by Simon Moore

Produced by Carnival Films, LWT

199199 min5.9 / 10

A morally murky 1950s noir thriller about a disgraced cop entangled in adultery, murder, and deception, where guilt and innocence blur.

In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.

Questions people ask

  • Does Under Suspicion end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Under Suspicion sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Under Suspicion scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Under Suspicion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Under Suspicion 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.

28/ 100

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Rarity45

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Surprise22

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Love20

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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