01
The Prowler
Why this pick
Like The Big Combo, it turns a morally compromised lawman into the engine of a feverish noir nightmare, with stark visuals, erotic obsession and steadily tightening dread.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1955 1h 24m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
The Big Combo
DramaActionThrillerCrime
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved The Big Combo, try these.
01
02
The Turning Point
Why this pick
A hard-edged investigation leads into the polished world of organized crime, delivering the same taut police-versus-gangster conflict and shadowy late-classic noir atmosphere.
03
The Big Heat
Why this pick
Its relentless detective pursues a crime syndicate through a brutal, corrupt city, matching the single-minded drive, sadistic villainy and fatalistic force of The Big Combo.
04
The Phenix City Story
Why this pick
Phil Karlson’s semi-documentary crime noir shares The Big Combo’s raw 1950s intensity: civic corruption, escalating violence and an unusually abrasive sense of danger.
05
Kiss Me Deadly
Why this pick
A violent, obsessive investigation moves through a harshly stylized Los Angeles, preserving the punchy noir rhythms, sexual menace and unnerving visual boldness.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
Our curator needs a little longer. Please come back shortly.
No confident matches yet. Try our personal film finder.
01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond is on a personal crusade to bring down sadistic gangster Mr. Brown. He is also dangerously obsessed with Brown's girlfriend, the suicidal Susan Lowell. His main objective as a detective is to uncover what happened to a woman called "Alicia" from the crime boss's past.
Showing saved details. Some information may be out of date.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Cornel Wilde
Leonard Diamond
Brian Donlevy
Joe McClure
Richard Conte
Mr. Brown
Robert Middleton
Police Capt. Peterson
Helen Walker
Alicia Brown
John Hoyt
Nils Dreyer
Baynes Barron
Young detective
James McCallion
Frank - Lab technician