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Strangers on a Train

Movie · 1951 · 101 min

A stylish, suspenseful ride that keeps you on edge with dark wit and a chilling central performance.

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1951 film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Year
1951
Runtime
101 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • deception
  • morality
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, action, crime, romance, mystery, melodrama, thriller, crime thriller, LGBTQ-related, psychological drama, psychological thriller, crime drama
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Raymond Chandler, Ben Hecht, Whitfield Cook
Starring
Alfred Hitchcock, Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Pat Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll, Marion Lorne, Kasey Rogers
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Robert Burks
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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