A smooth-talking salesman and a femme fatale plot a perfect murder, but suspicion tightens its grip.
Pulpy and suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
No. Brace yourself.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA botched jewel heist unravels into a darkly comic, bloody standoff among double-crossing criminals.
Pulp Fiction (1994)Darkly comic · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyHitmen, molls, and boxers collide in a sprawling, darkly comic crime saga that twists through time.
Sin City (2005)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyCrooked cops and desperate vigilantes navigate a gritty, pulpy world where redemption is as elusive as justice.
The Usual Suspects (1995)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA low-level con man's intricate tale of a mythic crime lord unravels with gritty, suspenseful precision.
The Untouchables (1987)Gritty · light gore · strong violence · briskA determined agent assembles a team to take down a notorious gangster in a gritty, suspenseful, and pulpy epic.
No Country for Old Men (2007)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA hunter becomes the hunted in a bleak Texas landscape, where violence is a language all its own.
L.A. Confidential (1997)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyThree Los Angeles detectives navigate 1950s corruption and pulpy violence to expose a dark conspiracy.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA brilliant, imprisoned psychopath offers chilling insights into a serial killer's mind, if a young agent dares to listen.Double Indemnity is on our Noir and neo-noir, Classics (pre-1970), Thriller and Crime lists.
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