Movie

A Life at Stake

1955 · 78 min

A taut little noir that keeps you leaning in, watching a desperate man slowly realize the trap closing around him.

Tagline: A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!
Overview: An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, greed, betrayal, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: deception
greed
betrayal
obsession
survival
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild