The Asphalt Jungle
A slow, shadowy descent into a doomed heist, where every character is trapped by circumstance and the tension never lets up.
- About
- 1950 film by John Huston
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1950
- Runtime
- 112 min
A slow, shadowy descent into a doomed heist, where every character is trapped by circumstance and the tension never lets up.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 4 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 2 | |
| Tension | 7 | |
| Darkness | 8 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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