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No Way Out (1950) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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No Way Out

Movie1950·106 min

No Way Out

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Drama Crime Thriller

An Oscar-nominated drama crime film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 44%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

106 ratings

About No Way Out

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: social injustice, survival of spirit, corruption power, mid century, medicine science, hospital medical, urban, rivals, colleagues, everyman, villain protagonist, trial courtroom, cat and mouse

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Details

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Language: English

Cast

Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (1950)

How No Way Out Ranks

All movies

Top 44%

1950s movies

Top 75%

Drama movies

Top 46%

Joseph L. Mankiewicz films#11 of 13

Top 44% All movies.

the vibe

No Way Out Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousbroadearnestgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

trial courtroom

cat & mouse

social injustice

survival of spirit

corruption power

everyman

villain protagonist

rivals

colleagues

medicine science

hospital medical

urban

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9