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Odd Man Out

1947 · 116 min

A tense, shadowy manhunt through city streets, heavy with moral weight and inevitable tragedy.

Tagline
An adventure in unbearable suspense!
Overview
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Carol Reed
Written by
F.L. Green, R.C. Sherriff
Starring
James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick, Kathleen Ryan, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, W.G. Fay
Music
William Alwyn
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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