Films like Where the Sidewalk Ends
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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Cry of the City
Film · 1948 · also crime and dramaPetty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to a...
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The Seven-Ups
Film · 1973 · also crime and thrillerA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
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Killer's Kiss
Film · 1955 · also crime and dramaDavey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss,...
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The File on Thelma Jordon
Film · 1949 · also crime and dramaCleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Clev...
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Detective Story
Film · 1951 · also crime and dramaTells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in...
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Insomnia
Film · 2002 · also crime and dramaTwo Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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Marlowe
Film · 1969 · also crime and dramaMysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the...
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Prince of the City
Film · 1981 · also crime and dramaNew York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to...
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The Enforcer
Film · 1951 · also drama and thrillerAfter years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to t...
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The Narrow Margin
Film · 1952 · also crime and thrillerA tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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