Movie

The Wrong Man

1956 · 105 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into bureaucratic nightmare, where ordinary life is crushed by suspicion and the strain quietly devastates.

Tagline: HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!
Overview: In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Justice, guilt, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
guilt
isolation
family
trauma
Places: big city
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none