Crime, Thriller
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nightmare Alley
Mystery Street
Sudden Fear
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
JFK
The Day the Earth Stood Still
M
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Strangers on a Train
The Contract
Touch of Evil
Collateral
Assassin Ran - The Beautiful Executioner
Double Indemnity
The Third Man
Elevator to the Gallows
Hardly a Criminal
The Black Vampire
Stage Fright
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nightmare Alley
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1947
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.Mystery Street
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1950
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.Sudden Fear
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1952
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?Mr. & Mrs. Smith
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2005
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1999
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.JFK
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1991
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.The Day the Earth Stood Still
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1951
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.M
IMDB 8.1 | May , 1931
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.The Assassination of Richard Nixon
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2004
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.Strangers on a Train
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1951
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.The Contract
IMDB 5.7 | Apr , 2006
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.Touch of Evil
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1958
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.Collateral
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2004
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.Assassin Ran - The Beautiful Executioner
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2016
A gangster organization, Miran, a brilliant female killer who was asked to kill three executives of the Ryutoragumi. After finishing her work, she decided to hide in Okinawa for a while at the request of the organization. One day, Miran, who enjoys Okinawa, meets Shinshiro, a man with a strange atmosphere at the sea. He had just come out of prison, half-killing his ex-wife and his lover who had abusively killed his child. Shinshiro confesses to Miran his plans to kill her ex-wives, saying, "Revenge isn't over." Miran, who has spared her spare time, decides to drive him to her ex-wife. Meanwhile, within the organization, a plot over Miran was secretly underway ...Double Indemnity
IMDB 8.1 | Jul , 1944
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy.The Third Man
IMDB 7.9 | Aug , 1949
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.Elevator to the Gallows
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 1958
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.Hardly a Criminal
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 1949
A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the rewards of his embezzlement after serving six years in prison…The Black Vampire
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1953
A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advances of the prosecutor pursuing the criminal.Stage Fright
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1950
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.