The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
Whirlpool has generally received positive reviews.
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By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 Jan 2017
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Whirlpool was released in 1950 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 31 reviews, giving Whirlpool (1950) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 68% and users giving an average score of 70%.
With a score of 64%, Whirlpool is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1950, which stands at 63%.
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