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Wicked Woman

1953 · 77 min

A lean, grimy noir that watches like a slow exhale of bad intentions, with a cold-eyed drifter at its center.

Directed by
Russell Rouse
Genres
Drama
Tagline
THE STORY NO ONE DARED TO TELL - UNTIL NOW !
Overview
Drifting floozy Billie Nash gets a bar job where she seduces the owner's husband by convincing him to defraud his drunkard wife in order to elope together to Mexico, but a sleazy neighbor with designs on Billie jeopardizes her plans.

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Directed by
Russell Rouse
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • ambition
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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