Film194567 min

Detour

Name: Detour
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1945
Duration: 67 min
Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan

Taste attributes: crimedramavehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"He went searching for love... but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry... violence... mystery!"

Boxlist takeA sweeping crime drama that is original, heavy and dark. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 224 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Al Roberts, a New York nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to Hollywood to meet his girlfriend Sue. The gambler he's riding with, Charles, unexpectedly dies. Afraid the police wouldn't believe the truth, Al takes the man's identity. In a gas station, he gives a lift to Vera, a woman that knew Charles and blackmails Al with tragic consequences.

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