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Caged

1950 · 96 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into institutional cruelty, watching innocence erode under relentless pressure.

Directed by
John Cromwell
Genres
Drama
Tagline
The Story of a Women's Prison today
Overview
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

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Directed by
John Cromwell
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • survival
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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