After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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Movie1948·96 min
The Naked City
Directed by Jules Dassin
An Academy Award-winning crime mystery film directed by Jules Dassin. Winner of 2 Academy Awards.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 25%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
285 ratings
About The Naked City
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Neutral (5 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- corruption power, fate destiny, mid century, new york, urban, colleagues, detective investigator, everyman, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, serial killer