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Dead Reckoning

1946 · 100 min

A moody, twisty noir that wraps you in cigarette smoke and moral fog as it slowly tightens the screws.

Directed by
John Cromwell
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Tagline
He Doesn't Trust Anyone... Especially Women!
Overview
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.

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Directed by
John Cromwell
Genres
Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • deception
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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