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The Man Who Laughs (1928) | Top 24% · CriticCrunch

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The Man Who Laughs

Movie1928·110 min

The Man Who Laughs

Directed by Paul Leni

Drama Romance Horror

A drama romance film directed by Paul Leni.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 24%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

224 ratings

About The Man Who Laughs

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: social injustice, identity self discovery, fate destiny, early modern, historical event, grand estate, urban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, rise and fall, tragedy arc, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Paul Leni
Language: English

Cast

Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Cesare Gravina

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How The Man Who Laughs Ranks

All movies

Top 24%

1920s movies

Top 49%

Drama movies

Top 24%

1920s Drama movies

Top 46%

Top 24% All movies.

the vibe

The Man Who Laughs Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgrittyunsettling

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

rise & fall

tragedy arc

social injustice

identity self discovery

fate destiny

outsider misfit

romantic partners

historical event

forbidden star crossed

grand estate

urban

early modern

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9