New York Confidential

1955

1h 27m

Crime

Drama

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67%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Board members of a crime syndicate have a job for their chairman's (Broderick Crawford) favorite hit man (Richard Conte).

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Even though it is not a great movie in and of itself, it had a clear influence on later films and television shows.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 9, 2010

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It's a richly layered and dense, yet compact movie that sadly loses a bit of its force in the final stretch.

Jul 6, 2010

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

... a classic mix of Hollywood docudrama and tabloid exploitation.

Jul 1, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Never exciting, tense or eye-opening.

Rated: C+

Oct 13, 2004

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Biker B

One of the best noir films made! It's a must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Audience Member

You can always do worse than a film noir featuring Richard Conte. He's the cool as ice eye candy for the ladies. For the male audience, there's a young Ann Bancroft; you'll be hard-pressed to believe this role is performed by the same actress who was the "older" seductress to a college grad just twelve years later. The blond who plays Iris, the young plaything for Broderick Crawford's mob boss character, isn't too tough on the eyes, either. You'll root for a happy ending with Conti and Bancroft escaping the inevitable train wreck ending; I'm sure I won't spoil it by mentioning that the production code wouldn't have permitted that.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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paul d

New York Confidential is little gem of a film noir gangster movie, with a great cast of stars and supporting actors, an interesting plot, and a lot of character development in only 90 minutes. It gave me the impression of being original in ways that are well beyond its modest success, in 1955, with a number of style and plot elements that became standard in mafia movies for the next 50 years. In the hands of a more skilled director, with better scene transitions, plot changes and time accelerations, this could have been a great movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Moderate thumb-blob up.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Solid crime drama with an excellent cast including a very young and lovely Anne Bancroft.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

a very good crime noir movie from 1955,good noir lighting,story,and seeing New York City in neon lighting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Russell Rouse

Director

Broderick Crawford

Charlie Lupo

Richard Conte

Nick Magellan

Marilyn Maxwell

Iris Palmer

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Synopsis

Board members of a crime syndicate have a job for their chairman's (Broderick Crawford) favorite hit man (Richard Conte).

Director: Russell Rouse
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m

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