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By Harim K (87) on 01 Apr 2010

An excellent Hitchcockian wrong man style noir…

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By Brody M (674) on 21 Mar 2010

Started off good then started falling apart…

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By Vj B (208) on 05 Nov 2009

Great nuts-and-bolts heist flick that turns into a film-noir hunt for answers. Elam and Van Cleef turn in solid performances…

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By Cherie N (36) on 01 Nov 2009

When men were corrupt thugs and women were either vapid or tramps…

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By Stephen C (1,119) on 31 Mar 2009

One of those flicks where you actually have to pay attention, kinda hard when the director/writer starts introducing that concept of arbitrariness…

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By Doug J (113) on 20 Feb 2009

A B-noir so intricately and smoothly assembled that it rises above its origins, Kansas City Confidential sparingly uses to noir angles or lighting…

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By Thomas N (243) on 08 Nov 2008

Kansas City Confidential is more of a heist movie as opposed to a film noir flick. And a pretty decent one at that…

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By Felix G (71) on 28 Sep 2008

This shamefully little-known film noir is taut and suspenseful as we follow John Payne as a typical noir antihero seeking revenge on the criminals…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 06 Sep 2008

Decent B caper flick w/ some noir touches…

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By Stella D (433) on 09 Aug 2008

Tough talkin' heist flick with some interesting twists…

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By Carlos F (216) on 28 May 2008

Excellent film noir. The shadows are there. the edgy dialougue is there. The fall-guy is there. All that's missing is a bonafide femme fatale…

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By William W (979) on 06 Apr 2008

Taut and skillfully assembled. Does a lot with a little, and has great performances (Jack Elam, I love you)…

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By Russell G (1,053) on 31 Jan 2008

Tough as nails heist thriller with robbers who don't know each other getting all squirrelly…

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By David C (2,598) on 28 Jan 2008

One of many classic film noirs that I enjoy. I can't list them all so I picked this one. Plot, plot, and more plot…

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By Waldo I (176) on 25 Sep 2007

Film noir that has a more crazy and twisted crime story than most movies seen today. Worth the watch…

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By Ernie P (66) on 05 Aug 2007

Very good 1950s crime thriller which is just a step below the classic film noirs of this period....watch for Lee Van Cleef and Jack Elam, two…

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By Private U (13,627) on 16 Jun 2007

Fantastic film noir, with elements that influenced Tarantino, including a heist where the crew remains anonymous to each other, as well as…

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By Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (528) for Goatdog's Movies (527) on 15 May 2006

It's a decent film, but its payoff just isn't up to the level of its buildup…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Apr 2006

Phil Karlson's rote heist-revenge flick aims to be stone cold, but can't seem to get any frost to grow around its warm, mushy heart…

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