Double Indemnity
Directed by Billy WilderAn 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.
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- StairwaytothestarsSeptember 25, 2025A great classic that is slicker than Fonzie's hair from Happy Days. Fred Mac Murray and Barbara Stanwick are doubly wonderful, with dialogue full of witty, rapid fire exchanges, dual entendres, and sexual innuendo in DOUBLE INDEMNITY.
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025There’s a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles per hour. How fast was I going, officer? I’d say around ninety. The way that dialogue exchange is written 🤌🏼 A delightfully twisted noir. Loved it.
- craigg75May 21, 2025Classic film noir. This film set the bar on what a film noir is. This is an 80 year old movie so give it some slack when it comes to the dialog and gender behaviors. I personally love that old quick shot dialog with the Brooklyn accents. Good story, well acted. I grew up in a time when Fred MacMurray was the dad on an old tv show called My Three Sons so it takes a bit for me to turn that image of him off. Sit back with a glass of bourbon and enjoy this film!
- Mister ArnMay 13, 2025This film checks all the boxes, femme fatale, dark well-shot scenes in black & white, and superior acting.
- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 12, 2025A film with dialogue so 'good' it's terrible. Dated beyond repair, this feels like the inspiration for the parody classic Police Squad/The Naked Gun but it now has the danger of becoming unintentionally funnier due it's grating schlock wittyness. It still seems to rank in on the upper-quarters of 'best of' lists but hopefully more for its impact and influence rather than anything else. Avoid...or at least watch while doing something else.
Double Indemnity Trivia
Double Indemnity was released on April 24, 1944.
Double Indemnity was directed by Billy Wilder.
Double Indemnity has a runtime of 1 hr 47 min.
Double Indemnity was produced by Joseph Sistrom.
The key characters in Double Indemnity are Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson).
Double Indemnity is rated Passed.
Double Indemnity is a Drama, Mystery, Thriller film.
Double Indemnity has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.