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Double Indemnity (1944)

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All Time

of 190,093

34

1940's

of 9,975

3

1944

of 1,647

1
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,074
  
  9
  
  Crime of 1944
  
  of 29
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1940's
  
  of 505
  
  1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,981
  
  21
  
  Drama of 1944
  
  of 141
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1940's
  
  of 1,823
  
  3
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,002
  
  8
  
  Thriller of 1944
  
  of 21
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1940's
  
  of 225
  
  1

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Double Indemnity (1944) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.7245

Avg Critic Score:3.6235

Double Indemnity (1944) Movie Reviews

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