Movie

Crime Does Not Pay

1962 · 156 min

A clever, darkly ironic anthology that keeps you watching closely as each tale of scheming and revenge unfolds.

Overview: A man walks into a movie theater in Paris and starts watching a film—the same one we're watching, consisting of four stories of best criminal intentions gone awry from the Middle Ages to the present day.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, betrayal, crime, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
betrayal
crime
guilt
obsession
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild