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
Tension
Shockproof
Arsène Lupin, Detective
The Reckoning
Harry Brown
3 Nights
Rosenbaum - Målbrott
Půlpenny
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Bullet Ballet
Rosenbaum - Bländverk
Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet
8MM
70,000 Witnesses
The Spirit
In Bruges
The Boondock Saints
Red Sun
The Man of the Year
The 6th Day
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tension
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1949
Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.Shockproof
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1949
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.Arsène Lupin, Detective
IMDB 6 | Apr , 1937
Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's gangster moll as his new companion.The Reckoning
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2004
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.Harry Brown
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2009
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.3 Nights
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2001
When the corpse of mobster Miguel "el chino" Sanabria surfaces, everyone thinks his death is the result of an argument during the heat of the moment. That is, everyone except Officer Ferran (Victor Mayo), who believes something more menacing was at fault. Along with Picasso (Juanko Vellido), the last person to see Sanabria alive, Ferran sets out to find the truth behind the murder -- and learns something about his own destiny in the process.Rosenbaum - Målbrott
IMDB 1 | Oct , 1993
One of the students in a school, a young girl, is found strangled. Everything indicates that the gym teacher is guilty.Půlpenny
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1974
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2023
Devoted wife and mother Barbara Weaver led a traditional life in her conservative Ohio Amish community. Her husband Eli, however, gave into the “temptations of women and technology” forbidden to the community, leading a secret life online as the “Amish Stud.” Furthermore, he shared with mistresses his desire to kill his wife — something that made him the prime suspect when Barbara is found dead.Bullet Ballet
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1998
After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.Rosenbaum - Bländverk
IMDB 1.7 | Sep , 1993
At a porn club in Stockholm, a brutal murder is committed - and one of the striptease dancers takes the blame.Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1993
At a Swedish company with international contacts, a bestial murder is committed. The murdered person has been employed by the company - everything indicates that the chairman of the board is guilty.8MM
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1999
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.70,000 Witnesses
IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 1932
College football player is asked to dope a star teammate by his crooked gambler brother. He refuses, but they player is doped anyway and collapses and dies. A detective has the whole game re-enacted to find important clues.The Spirit
IMDB 4.8 | Dec , 2008
A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans; he is going to wipe out the entire city.In Bruges
IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 2008
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.The Boondock Saints
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1999
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.Red Sun
IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 1970
Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't have a bed for the night and goes home with Peggy, not knowing that she and her four roommates have all made a strange pact.The Man of the Year
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2003
Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.The 6th Day
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2000
A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.