Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
the vibe
High Sierra Vibe
What it feels like
briskdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalearnest
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Movie1941·100 min
High Sierra
Directed by Raoul Walsh
A crime drama film directed by Raoul Walsh.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 30%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
362 ratings
About High Sierra
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- freedom rebellion, fate destiny, mid century, prison, wilderness, grand estate, strangers forced together, anti hero, reluctant hero, escape chase, heist caper, cat and mouse, heist robbery, corruption