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The Naked City

1989Movie1 h 31 min

DramaThriller
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2

A brutally violent, tense thriller movie about crime and everyday modern life.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured. On the run, they check into a hotel in a different part of the town. By coincidence, or fate, the hotel is about to be attacked by a violent gang, who resume to hold everyone hostage, moving room to room raping, killing and brutalizing the guests. When it is turn to visit with the young couple it is their time to decide to succumb to the violence, or fight back.

Feels like

  • Crime Thriller
  • Gritty Realism
  • Urban Violence
  • Survival
  • Hostage Situation
  • Social Decay
  • Corruption
  • Psychological Trauma

Cast

6 of 6

Crew

Directed by
Gabriel Retes
Written by
Gabriel Retes, Ignacio Retes, Servando González
Produced by
Gabriel Retes
Music by
Rodrigo Mendoza Millán

Everyone

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Facts

November 3, 1989 · 1 h 31 min · Violence, Sexual Content

Released
November 3, 1989
Runtime
1 h 31 min
Content
Violence, Sexual Content
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Original language
Spanish
Made in
Mexico

Tropes

Signing-Off Catchphrase, Interrupted Suicide, Invented Individual +9

  • Signing-Off Catchphrase
  • Interrupted Suicide
  • Invented Individual
  • Bad People Abuse Animals
  • One Head Taller
  • False Confession
  • Alone with the Psycho
  • Chase Scene
  • Medium Awareness
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich
  • Officer O'Hara
  • Consummate Liar

12 of 34 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is The Naked City worth watching?"

Questions about The Naked City

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Naked City worth watching?

63
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 6.2).

Will I feel good after watching The Naked City?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Naked City in English?

Spanish

No, it was made in Spanish.

What tropes does The Naked City use?

Signing-Off CatchphraseInterrupted SuicideInvented IndividualBad People Abuse AnimalsOne Head TallerFalse ConfessionAlone with the PsychoChase SceneMedium AwarenessThey Wasted a Perfectly Good SandwichOfficer O'HaraConsummate Liarand 22 more

TV Tropes lists 34 tropes for it, including Signing-Off Catchphrase, Interrupted Suicide, and Invented Individual.