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Tiger Bay

1959Movie1 h 45 min

CrimeThriller
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Rotten Tomatoes78%84%
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Rotten Tomatoes78%84%

Summary

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal murder of a young woman. Instead of reporting the crime, she merely pockets a prize for herself — the perpetrator's shiny black revolver — and flees. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

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  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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Cast

22 of 22

Crew

Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Written by
John Hawkesworth, Noël Calef, Shelley Smith
Produced by
John Hawkesworth, Leslie Parkyn, Julian Wintle
Music by
Laurie Johnson

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Facts

March 1, 1959 · 1 h 45 min · Violence

Released
March 1, 1959
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Original language
English
Also spoken
Polish, Spanish
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
4 countries

Tropes

Wouldn't Hurt a Child, Precocious Crush, Heroic Sacrifice +9

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3 questions, like "Where can I stream Tiger Bay?"

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Where can I stream Tiger Bay?

Criterion

In the United States, Tiger Bay streams on Criterion. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is Tiger Bay worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 78%).

What tropes does Tiger Bay use?

Wouldn't Hurt a ChildPrecocious CrushHeroic SacrificeOne of the BoysLove Makes You EvilNo Good Deed Goes UnpunishedSuspect Is HatlessBittersweet EndingAlone with the PsychoFlipping the TableIntergenerational FriendshipReasonable Authority Figureand 52 more

TV Tropes lists 64 tropes for it, including Wouldn't Hurt a Child, Precocious Crush, and Heroic Sacrifice.