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Force of Evil

1950 · 79 min

A brooding, morally tangled noir that wraps you in shadowy rooms and quiet betrayals, building to a stark, inevitable reckoning.

Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor
Tagline
Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!
Overview
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

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Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • family
  • corruption
  • morality
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Written by
Ira Wolfert, Abraham Polonsky
Starring
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlain, Roy Roberts, Paul Fix, Stanley Prager, Barry Kelley
Cinematography
George Barnes
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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