Name: The Reckless Moment
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1949-12-09
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Cast: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick

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It could happen to so many married women!

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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Film Noir
Family Drama
Crime
Psychological Thriller
1940s
Mystery
Melodrama
Tension
Housewife
Moral Dilemma

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Directed by: Max Ophüls
Written by: Henry Garson, Robert Soderberg, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Produced by: Walter Wanger
Music by: Morris Stoloff, Hans J. Salter

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Facts

December 9, 1949 · 1 h 22 min · NR

Released: December 9, 1949
Runtime: 1 h 22 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Violence
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 8 countries

Tropes

Disposing of a Body, Bittersweet Ending, Bratty Teenage Daughter +9

Disposing of a Body
Bittersweet Ending
Bratty Teenage Daughter
Sunshine Noir
Money Is Not Power
Grey-and-Gray Morality
Film Noir
Disappeared Dad
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Mama Bear
Ungrateful Bastard
Idiot Ball

12 of 26 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Reckless Moment?

Tubi TV

In the United States, The Reckless Moment is free with ads on Tubi TV. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is The Reckless Moment worth watching?

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.1).

What tropes does The Reckless Moment use?

Disposing of a BodyBittersweet EndingBratty Teenage DaughterSunshine NoirMoney Is Not PowerGrey-and-Gray MoralityFilm NoirDisappeared DadJerk with a Heart of GoldMama BearUngrateful BastardIdiot Balland 14 more

TV Tropes lists 26 tropes for it, including Disposing of a Body, Bittersweet Ending, and Bratty Teenage Daughter.