A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
Casts Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer, John Abbott, Fritz Leiber, Howland Chamberlain, Tito Vuolo, Wilton Graff
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Kills
The Lady from Shanghai
Gilda
The Night of the Hunter
Mildred Pierce
Back Stab
Shooter
Alphaville
Black Crown
May Morning
High and Low
The Montenegro Affair
We, Brothers
The Killing
The 39 Steps
Una mujer de Oriente
Rebecca
North by Northwest
Murder at 1600
Bad Day at Black Rock
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The Kills
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2024
A belligerent hitwoman navigates a world of cutthroat killers as she attempts to get the money together in order to escape to Mexico and open a bar.The Lady from Shanghai
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1947
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.Gilda
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1946
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.The Night of the Hunter
IMDB 7.9 | Jul , 1955
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.Mildred Pierce
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1945
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.Back Stab
IMDB 3.5 | Oct , 1990
An architect goes to bed with a seductive stranger only to awaken beside the corpse of his boss.Shooter
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2007
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.Alphaville
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1965
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”Black Crown
IMDB 5.2 | May , 1951
A woman suffers from amnesia after killing her husband, who was just about to demand a divorce for having found her engaging in an affair with a lover, who is only interested in her to find where some precious jewels are hidden.May Morning
IMDB 4.7 | Aug , 1970
A dramatic and penetrating examination of the intellectual and moral standards existing at Oxford University, England, in the early 1970s.High and Low
IMDB 8.4 | Mar , 1963
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.The Montenegro Affair
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
In 1946, the body of Maxime Montenegro was found on the banks of the Lachine Canal a year after his mysterious disappearance. Detectives Antonio Gratelli and Eduardo Ramirez were at the heart of the investigation. The trail led them to the victim's widow; Suzanne, an enigmatic and seductive woman who would become the prime suspect in the tragedy, along with Daniel Legrand, her new husband and mafia boss.We, Brothers
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2025
Two old fellow mobsters meet up at hideout to discuss their next job. They plunge into a conversation recollecting their past deeds together, which leads them into argument and rivalry, until one of them realizes something is quite wrong.The Killing
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1956
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.The 39 Steps
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 1935
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.Una mujer de Oriente
IMDB 6 | May , 1946
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.Rebecca
IMDB 7.9 | Mar , 1940
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.North by Northwest
IMDB 8 | Aug , 1959
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.Murder at 1600
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1997
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.Bad Day at Black Rock
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1955
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.