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No Way Out

1950 · 106 min

A taut, socially charged noir that simmers with racial hatred and moral pressure, gripping you with its escalating confrontation and raw performances.

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Overview
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • justice
  • morality
  • obsession
  • guilt
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lesser Samuels
Starring
Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier, Stephen McNally, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Stanley Ridges, Dots Johnson
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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