Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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What it feels like
measureddarkmoderateapproachableseriousbroadearnestgrittytense
What it's about
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Movie1956·100 min
While the City Sleeps
Directed by Fritz Lang
A thriller drama film directed by Fritz Lang.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 22%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
146 ratings
About While the City Sleeps
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 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
- ambition hubris, corruption power, mid century, showbiz media, new york, urban, rivals, colleagues, ensemble, detective investigator, investigation procedural, competition tournament, cat and mouse, serial killer