Film1946105 min

The Killers

Name: The Killers
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1946
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillersportsheistdramadetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"She's a match for any mobster!"

Boxlist takeA small-scale crime thriller that is heavy, layered and inventive. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 246 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

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