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Pushover

1954 · 88 min

A sleek, shadowy noir that tightens like a wire, drawing you into a slow, doomed spiral of desire and betrayal.

Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak
Tagline
This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER, the story of temptation.
Overview
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

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Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Richard Quine
Written by
Roy Huggins
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone, E.G. Marshall, Allen Nourse, James Anderson, Joe Bailey
Music
Arthur Morton
Cinematography
Lester White
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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