Crime
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nocturne
Killer's Kiss
Gambler's Choice
The Card Counter
Double Indemnity
Elevator to the Gallows
Murder, My Sweet
Crime of Passion
Angel Face
The Brasher Doubloon
Lady in the Lake
Black Gravel
El cerco
The Big Trouble
Shooting Straight
Fallen Angels
Paper Moon
The Man Who Wasn't There
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Sabotage
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nocturne
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 1946
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.Killer's Kiss
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1955
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.Gambler's Choice
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 1944
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...The Card Counter
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2021
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.Double Indemnity
IMDB 8.1 | Jul , 1944
A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on her husband's life insurance.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.Murder, My Sweet
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1944
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.Crime of Passion
IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 1956
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.Angel Face
IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 1953
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.The Brasher Doubloon
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1947
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.Lady in the Lake
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1946
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.Black Gravel
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1961
Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.El cerco
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1955
A group of robbers assault a factory in the port of Barcelona, but, upon being discovered, they are forced to flee hastily, each one his own way. An exhaustive police device is then initiated with the aim of capturing them. But the police persecution to which the members of the gang are subjected incites distrust between them and, one after another, they will fall, until only two remain.The Big Trouble
IMDB 10 | Apr , 2023
Shooting Straight
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1930
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.Fallen Angels
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1995
An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.Paper Moon
IMDB 7.9 | May , 1973
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.The Man Who Wasn't There
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2009
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.Sabotage
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 1937
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.