# M (1931)

> A landmark German crime thriller turns a child-murder investigation into a stark portrait of urban fear, collective paranoia, and competing systems of justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/677

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Gustaf Gründgens, Friedrich Gnaß, Fritz Odemar
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, paranoid, classic film night, film school viewing

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of fear and paranoia unfolds as a city hunts for a child murderer.

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