Double Indemnity
Seen it?1944 | 107 min | Crime, Thriller
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (8.1 out of 10), it won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Shadow of a Doubt or Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording. Also nominated for 6 more Oscars. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide on a $927K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 313K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Billy Wilder
- Fred MacMurrayWalter Neff
- Barbara StanwyckPhyllis Dietrichson
- Edward G. RobinsonBarton Keyes
- Porter HallMr. Jackson
- Jean HeatherLola Dietrichson
- Tom PowersMr. Dietrichson
- Byron BarrNino Zachetti
- Richard GainesMr. Norton
- Fortunio BonanovaSam Garlopis
- John PhilliberJoe Pete