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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its solitary professional killer, stripped-back criminal procedure, and coolly controlled visual rhythm make it an especially close companion to Murder by Contract’s existential noir precision.
02
Why this pick
A low-budget New York hitman noir with an unusually intimate, bleak perspective and street-level atmosphere that echoes Murder by Contract’s austerity.
03
Why this pick
This hard, efficiently paced crime film shares the earlier film’s fascination with killers as disciplined workers, while giving its noir mechanics a sharper, more violent edge.
04
Why this pick
Its unemphatic, methodical revenge plot and emotionally sealed-off criminal world preserve the terse, fatalistic mood that makes Murder by Contract so distinctive.
05
Why this pick
Walter Hill turns crime into near-abstract ritual: minimal dialogue, anonymous professionals, and precise action create a similarly sleek, detached tension.
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Mr. Moon
Mary - Secretary / Party Girl
Harry - Hotel Room Waiter
Miss Wiley, ex-maid
Detective shooting Tear Gas
James William Mayflower
Miss Wexley
Claude
