Movie

Head Against the Wall

1959 · 95 min

A cool, unsentimental plunge into institutional confinement, watching a restless young man chafe against a system that quietly decides who is sane.

Overview: An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, freedom, family, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
freedom
family
madness
power
Places: hospital
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild