Double Indemnity
1944 · Movie · NR · 107 min · ★ 8.1 · 96% critics
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder. As their plan grows, a claims investigator begins to suspect something is off, turning their carefully arranged plan into a tense, suspicious cat-and-mouse.
Based on Double Indemnity
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-07-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (2,038 votes)
- Budget
- $927,000
About
Watch it if you love classic film noir with sharp dialogue, tense moral trouble, and standout performances like Strangers on a Train or The Big Sleep; Not for you if you dislike schemes, suspicion-driven plots, or femme fatale-led crime stories.
Pros: classic film-noir tone; sharp dialogue; standout performances | Cons: romance feels thin; plotting may drag
Themes
- california
- seduction
- housewife
- insurance fraud
- stepdaughter
- femme fatale
- film noir
- murder
- life insurance
- black and white
- insurance investigator
- insurance agent
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1945 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1945 · nominated
Cast & crew
Fred MacMurray
as Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck
as Phyllis Dietrichson
Edward G. Robinson
as Barton Keyes
Porter Hall
as Mr. Jackson
Jean Heather
as Lola Dietrichson
Tom Powers
as Mr. Dietrichson
Byron Barr
as Nino Zachetti
Richard Gaines
as Edward S. Norton Jr.
Fortunio Bonanova
as Sam Garlopis
- JP
John Philliber
as Joe Pete
Directed by Billy Wilder