Movie

Payroll

1961 · 105 min

A grim, tightly wound noir where greed curdles into betrayal and a widow's quiet fury stalks every frame.

Tagline: Brilliant... Brutal... Torn from tonight's headlines!
Overview: A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, greed, betrayal, revenge
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
greed
betrayal
revenge
guilt
Places: workplace
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild