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The Big Combo (1955) — Stream on Fandor · CriticCrunch

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The Big Combo

Movie1955·88 min

The Big Combo

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

A drama crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 39%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

176 ratings

About The Big Combo

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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: betrayal, corruption power, obsession, mid century, action combat, urban, rivals, detective investigator, villain protagonist, cat and mouse, investigation procedural, corruption, organized crime

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Details

Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Language: English

Cast

Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy

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How The Big Combo Ranks

All movies

Top 39%

1950s movies

Top 67%

Drama movies

Top 40%

Top 39% All movies.

the vibe

The Big Combo Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

cat & mouse

investigation procedural

betrayal

corruption power

obsession

detective investigator

villain protagonist

rivals

action combat

corruption

organized crime

urban

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9