A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
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Movie1947·86 min
Crossfire
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
An Oscar-nominated crime mystery film directed by Edward Dmytryk.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 52%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
162 ratings
About Crossfire
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- social injustice, trauma recovery, corruption power, mid century, historical event, urban, colleagues, detective investigator, everyman, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, cat and mouse, serial killer