# Rope (1948)

> At an elegant Manhattan dinner party, two murderers turn their concealed crime into a performance that an increasingly suspicious mentor threatens to expose.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1036

## Facts

- Runtime: 81 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Douglas Dick, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040746/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: suspenseful, witty, claustrophobic, classic movie night, hitchcock marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling exploration of intellectual arrogance and moral decay unfolds in a single apartment setting.

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- [Strangers on a Train (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/690)
- [Deathtrap (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/10583)
- [Compulsion (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/22240)
- [Witness for the Prosecution (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/23267)
- [Gaslight (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/7843)
- [Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/12254)
- [Murder! (1930)](https://ember.film/movie/20023)

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