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Hammersmith Is Out

1972 · 108 min

A wry, unsettling Faustian fable that mixes black comedy with moral decay, watching ambition curdle into something hollow and strange.

Tagline: HAMMERSMITH, master criminal and nut, is out. Watch Out!
Overview: The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself. The patient offers the innocent orderly vast riches if he'll help him escape.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, absurd and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, corruption, greed, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
corruption
greed
power
madness
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild