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
Absolute Power
Léon: The Professional
Stained Silver
Riff-Raff
Suspense
The Suspect
Six Shooter
Without Warning!
Strange Triangle
Impact
Slightly Scarlet
The Bribe
Shadow on the Wall
Split Second
The Sellout
The Sniper
Appointment with Danger
Martyrs
Creep
Murders Made to Order
SIMILAR MOVIES
Absolute Power
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 1997
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.Léon: The Professional
IMDB 8.3 | Sep , 1994
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.Stained Silver
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2023
Two sisters desperately try to get out of their house before something else gets in.Riff-Raff
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 1947
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.Suspense
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1946
The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the show's star, who also happens to be the owner's wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes is appropriate.The Suspect
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 1945
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.Six Shooter
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2004
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005Without Warning!
IMDB 6 | May , 1952
Los Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair of garden shearsStrange Triangle
IMDB 3.6 | May , 1946
In this drama, a seductive woman uses her wiles upon both a traveling bank examiner and a manager to whom she is married. This woman has expensive taste and ends up spending all of her husband's money. She then begins trying to seduce the bank examiner, who doesn't know she is married to the manager.Impact
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1949
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.Slightly Scarlet
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 1956
Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. Seductive Dorothy will do anything to get what she wants, which includes having a good time with Ben-- whom June is now in love with.The Bribe
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 1949
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.Shadow on the Wall
IMDB 6.6 | May , 1950
Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.Split Second
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1953
Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.The Sellout
IMDB 5.5 | May , 1952
A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.The Sniper
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1952
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.Appointment with Danger
IMDB 5.6 | Mar , 1950
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.Martyrs
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 2008
A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.Creep
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2004
Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streetsMurders Made to Order
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1993
Following the tragic events of Sting of the Scorpion, Maggie finds herself stripped of her rank and committed to an insane asylum. The crooked cop who put her there offers to procure her release and reinstatement - if she'll go undercover as a bar hostess to spy on the triads. The whole thing's a setup, of course, and soon Maggie is on the run from the law, as well as nursing a bad heroin addiction. She finds refuge in the criminal underworld, where she accepts a job as an undercover assassin. But when her identity is exposed, Maggie has both sides of the law gunning for her life.