Brighton Rock
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Brighton Rock

1948Movie1 h 32 min

CrimeDrama
71
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IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.7/5
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.7/5

Summary

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • You need an uplifting mood

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  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Tropes

Sadistin 491 titlesPinkie is revolted by sex, but his feelings of petty anger are described as "sensual." He has indulged this sensuality as a school bully and as an unusually hands-on gang leader.Paralyzing Fear of Sexualityin 80 titlesPinkie is repulsed by sex as a result of repeatedly witnessing the Primal Scene (it doesn't help that he lives in a milieu packed to the gills with sexuality of the grubbiest, seediest kind).All 38 tropes

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