In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.

Marlowe
1969
6.0/10

A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
6.3/10

Sea of Love
1989
6.6/10

The Mirror Crack'd
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6.1/10

Zero Effect
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6.2/10

The Long Goodbye
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7.4/10

Insomnia
2002
7.0/10

The Big Sleep
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7.6/10

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
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6.5/10

In a Lonely Place
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7.6/10

Righteous Kill
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5.9/10

Hollywoodland
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6.1/10

The Mask of Dimitrios
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7.0/10

The Late Show
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6.3/10

Gone Baby Gone
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7.3/10

2 Days in the Valley
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6.2/10

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6.7/10

Blue Velvet
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7.6/10

Dead Man's Folly
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6.3/10

Reptile
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6.7/10
Raising Cain
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6.065/10