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One Way or Another (1976) | Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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One Way or Another

Movie1976·125 min

One Way or Another

Directed by Elio Petri

Drama Thriller Mystery

A drama thriller film directed by Elio Petri.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

178 ratings

About One Way or Another

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: corruption power, faith existentialism, obsession, late 20th century, religion, politics, grand estate, isolated dwelling, colleagues, villain protagonist, ensemble, mystery disappearance, conspiracy, slow burn reveal, corruption

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Details

Director: Elio Petri
Language: Italian

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato

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How One Way or Another Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

1970s movies

Top 21%

Drama movies

Top 14%

1970s Drama movies

Top 18%

★Elio Petri films#3 of 5

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

One Way or Another Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchintimatehaunting

unsettling

contemplative

What it's about

mystery disappearanceconspiracyslow-burn revealcorruption powerfaith existentialismobsessionvillain protagonistensemblecolleaguesreligionpoliticscorruptiongrand estateisolated dwellinglate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy