Movie

They Drive by Night

1940 · 95 min

A gritty, fast-moving noir that mixes road-bound struggle with sudden bursts of obsession and danger.

Tagline: No picture in 1940 will have bigger thrills!
Overview: Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, obsession, betrayal, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
obsession
betrayal
family
survival
Places: big city
road trip
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild