Movie

Run a Crooked Mile

1969 · 100 min

A slow-burning amnesia thriller that keeps you guessing, with a touch of 1960s glamour and unease.

Overview: A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wakes up in a hospital room after a polo accident to find he's had amnesia, is now married, and living in Switzerland. Now remembering the incident he returns to England to try to solve the mystery.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, memory, mystery, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
mystery
deception
betrayal
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild