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Born to Be Bad

1950 · 94 min

A sleek, cynical noir melodrama that draws you into the web of a charming sociopath, leaving a cold, delicious sting.

Tagline
Women hated her...but men DESIRED her!
Overview
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Written by
Edith R. Sommer
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie, Mel Ferrer, Harold Vermilyea, Virginia Farmer, Kathleen Howard
Music
Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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