Movie

Side Street

1950 · 83 min

A tight, anxious noir that tightens around an ordinary man's small mistake, ending in a breathless city chase.

Tagline: Where temptation lurks!
Overview: A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, crime, corruption, deception
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
cynicalstrength 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
crime
corruption
deception
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild