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Suddenly

1954Movie1 h 17 minNR

CrimeThriller
82
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.3/5Rotten Tomatoes100%62%
82
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.3/5Rotten Tomatoes100%62%

Summary

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Draws you into power games.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Cutesy Name Townin 62 titlesAs Slim the deputy explains in the opening scene, Suddenly, California got its name in the Gold Rush years when fortunes were won and lost quickly.Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicismin 938 titlesPidge's father died in the war, so his widowed mother (The Idealist) tries to protect Pidge from violence in any form.All 21 tropes

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