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The Killing

Movie · 1956 · 85 min

A taut, fatalistic heist thriller that tightens like a noose, its clockwork plot and doomed characters leaving a bitter aftertaste.

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1956 film by Stanley Kubrick
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Movie
Year
1956
Runtime
85 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • fate
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, action, war, heist, crime, mystery, thriller, gangster, crime thriller, flashback, crime drama, war drama
Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Written by
Stanley Kubrick, Jim Thompson, Lionel White
Starring
Sterling Hayden, Joe Turkel, Coleen Gray, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Vince Edwards, Ted de Corsia, Franklyn Farnum
Music
Gerald Fried
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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