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CriticCrunch has 4 King Donovan titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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The Big Heat
1953
Crime · Thriller

3:10 to Yuma
1957
Western · Drama

Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
Crime · Drama

Killer's Kiss
1955
Thriller · Crime

I Want to Live!
1958
Drama · Crime

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Crime · Drama

The Big Combo
1955
Drama · Crime

The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Drama · Crime

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Dir. Don Siegel · With Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Dir. Stanley Kramer · With Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
Dir. Bretaigne Windust · With Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia

Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
Dir. Delmer Daves · With Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden