Movie

Backfire

1950 · 91 min

A shadowy, deliberate noir that keeps you leaning in as secrets surface, with a wounded hero and a slow-building sense of dread.

Tagline: That "White Heat" girl turns it on again!..
Overview: When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Loyalty, betrayal, obsession, crime
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loyalty
betrayal
obsession
crime
redemption
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild