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By Matthew L (1,720) on 15 Jul 2008

Rough and tumble classic film noir. Thelma Ritter steals the show…

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By Chris K (1,194) on 12 Jul 2008

Excellent noir film with an anti-Communist message. It is always great to see NYC of the 1950's filmed by people like Samuel Fuller…

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By Timothy F (226) on 30 Jun 2008

A well acted crime film, with great dialogue and acting. It's a bit overly patriotic for my taste, but it is still a good film…

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By Kayla K (162) on 22 Jun 2008

With my mulling time, I now really like it. It's about a girl, Candy, who is acting as a fence for an ex-boyfriend…

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By Harry E (73) on 07 Jun 2008

A great film noir from the 50's. Quick paced and quite violent for a movie of this era…

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By Kevin M (2,627) on 30 May 2008

Richard Widmark did a very good job. Not quite sure why Candy kep coming back to skip since everytime he would her rob her and toss her around a bit…

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By Wyatt C (75) on 15 May 2008

Sam fuller is one of the greats! plus, thelma ritter is wonderful and so is anything she touches…

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By Nate A (393) on 14 May 2008

Fuller's 'Pickup' is interesting in that it bravely engages with the conformism at the heart of American identity and film-making…

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By Amelia G (19) on 07 May 2008

Tough-as-nails, commie baiting film noir with a great cast. Director Samuel Fuller at the top of his game…

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By Emma S (416) on 11 Apr 2008

A good film to store your beer in. I originally wrote, I good film to store your beer in. Nice typo…

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By Brad G (899) on 05 Apr 2008

My all time favorite Richard Widmark film and my favorite Sam Fuller movie as well…

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By Mark W (2,041) on 02 Apr 2008

Very good noir. appealing leads & support. original story…

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By Rod A (147) on 30 Mar 2008

Edgy characters trying to make it on the unforgiving streets…

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By Katie R (394) on 29 Mar 2008

An awesome, wonderful noir. I love noirs like this that are low key and stripped down. That's what noir is all about…

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By William S (848) on 27 Mar 2008

Classic New York noir in Commieland. Widmark is a hardcore lowlife that refuses to give in to The Man…

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By Dan B (1,694) on 24 Mar 2008

Two fisted red menace thriller with some effective scenes and enlivened by a fast pace and a good eye for character…

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By Robin R (81) on 08 Mar 2008

One of the best noirs; the opening sequence alone is a study in Freudian foreshadowing and Widmark is the essence of creepy sexiness…

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By Jose P (350) on 05 Mar 2008

Tough film noir with pickpocket Widmark accidently stealing microfilm meant for the Commies…

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By Tibor B (317) on 02 Mar 2008

Great 50s noir given a surprisingly violent edge thanks to director Samuel Fuller, this is a no-nonsense thriller set in NYC at the time of…

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By Tim H (1,310) on 29 Feb 2008

Extremely entertaining with a great script. Takes a different angle than a lot of noirs by trying its hardest to vindicate a criminal…

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