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Ransom for a Dead Man

1972 · 95 min

A cat-and-mouse duel of wits, watching a smug killer slowly unravel under a detective's deceptively friendly pestering.

Overview: A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, crime, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
crime
greed
betrayal
justice
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild