Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

A side of life you never expected to see on the screen!

Directed by Edward Dmytryk

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Famous Artists Productions

1962114 min6.6 / 10

A 1930s New Orleans melodrama centered on desire, jealousy, and lost love within the world of a brothel, where the arrival of a former lover disrupts established relationships and triggers emotional upheaval.

At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young woman he travelled with, who is now the Doll House's newest employee.

Questions people ask

  • Is Walk on the Wild Side sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Walk on the Wild Side scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Walk on the Wild Side end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Walk on the Wild Side violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Walk on the Wild Side easy watching? 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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Walk on the Wild Side

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Walk on the Wild Side, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Walk on the Wild Side, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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