Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
Thieves' Highway has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Thieves' Highway (1949)
By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Feb 2005
Review of Thieves' Highway (1949)
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Thieves' Highway was released in 1949 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 43 reviews, giving Thieves' Highway (1949) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 75%, Thieves' Highway is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1949, which stands at 63%.
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