Movies like Brute Force
If Brute Force's mix of prison cell, prison guard and film noir stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Brute Force's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Directed by Charles Laughton · 93 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: film noir, black and white · Also crime and drama
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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Ministry of Fear
1944 · Directed by Fritz Lang · 86 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: film noir, black and white · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1940s)
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and…
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The Woman in the Window
1944 · Directed by Fritz Lang · 99 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1940s)
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
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Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 · Directed by John Sturges · 81 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also drama and crime
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.
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Casablanca
1943 · Directed by Michael Curtiz · 102 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: film noir, black and white · From the same decade (1940s)
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
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The Pelican Brief
1993 · Directed by Alan J. Pakula · 141 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Hume Cronyn · Also thriller and crime
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Killer's Kiss
1955 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 68 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also thriller and crime
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.