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Touch of Evil (1958) | Ranked Top 5% · CriticCrunch

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Touch of Evil

Movie1958·111 min

Touch of Evil

Directed by Orson Welles

Crime Thriller Drama

A crime thriller film directed by Orson Welles.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

2K ratings

About Touch of Evil

A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: corruption power, betrayal, social injustice, mid century, sex work, hotel transit, american regional, urban, rivals, detective investigator, villain protagonist, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, conspiracy, organized crime, corruption

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Details

Director: Orson Welles
Language: English

Cast

Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles

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How Touch of Evil Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

1950s movies

Top 11%

★Crime movies

Top 4%

1950s Crime movies

Top 12%

Orson Welles films#2 of 12

Top 12% 1950s Crime movies.

Second-best Orson Welles film, behind Citizen Kane.

the vibe

Touch of Evil Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenselayeredseriousbroadbleak

gritty

stylized

What it's about

investigation proceduralcat & mouseconspiracycorruption powerbetrayalsocial injusticedetective investigatorvillain protagonistrivalssex workorganized crimecorruptionhotel transitamerican regionalurbanmid-century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty