Thriller, Crime, Mystery
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
River's Edge
Every Time I Die
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
The Bone Man
Across the Hall
The Odessa File
The Haunted Airman
The Reflecting Skin
Heads or Tails
Al Basha
Stolen Identity 2
Face of Evil
American Born
RoomMate
The Third Wave
The Seventh Juror
Zero Tolerance
Murder Is Easy
One False Move
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
SIMILAR MOVIES
River's Edge
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1986
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.Every Time I Die
IMDB 5.1 | Oct , 2020
When Sam is murdered in a remote lake, his consciousness begins to travel through the bodies of his friends in an effort to protect them from his killer. This dark passage leads him on a greater journey - discovering his own true identity.Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 1998
Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?The Bone Man
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 2009
Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a supposedly quiet town.Across the Hall
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 2009
Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.The Odessa File
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1974
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.The Haunted Airman
IMDB 5.1 | Oct , 2006
An injured RAF pilot, confined to a wheelchair is committed to an eerie hospital where he starts to lose his mind.The Reflecting Skin
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1990
A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.Heads or Tails
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2005
Four interlinking stories about a benign native american legend that has been distorted throughout the years into something much darker.Al Basha
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1993
A police officer finds himself worthless as he soon realizes there's no way he could put an end to a businessman associated with running a prostitution ring.Stolen Identity 2
IMDB 5 | Feb , 2020
A couple of months have passed since the serial murder case. A new dead body is found in the same area. Detective Manabu Kagaya tries to find the truth. He goes to see serial killer Yoshiharu Urano in prison.Face of Evil
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1996
Using her girl-next-door looks to her advantage, Darcy Palmer is a calculating thief and murderer. After killing a young college student and taking her identity, Darcy enrolls in the victim's New England school in her place. At the university, Darcy gets to know her new roommate, Jeanelle, and her handsome father, Russell Polk, who soon play into her next scheme. When Darcy has to alter her plans, both Russell and Jeanelle become quite expendable.American Born
IMDB 2.5 | Jan , 1990
A teenager who is obsessed with gangster movies believes himself to be a real gangster after his father is murdered.RoomMate
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2013
Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after noticing Reiko's strange behavior. Additionally, she fears for her own safety when Reiko starts referring to herself as 'Mari' as if she's become an entirely different person. Before long, the situation develops into a case of murder.The Third Wave
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 2003
Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.The Seventh Juror
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1962
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.Zero Tolerance
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1999
Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are dead. Three witnesses, including Helen, identify thug extraordinaire Leo Gaut as being the dead crook's trigger-happy colleague. Gaut soon threatens the three witnesses, and only Johan, the badge-wearing hero, can save them.Murder Is Easy
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1982
American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She reveals she's discovered the identity of a serial killer in her village and is going to report it to Scotland Yard. When she is murdered after disembarking the train, Williams vows to pursue the case himself.One False Move
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1991
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1982
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.