# Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

> A brutal hard-boiled detective is drawn into a paranoid hunt for a secret whose consequences exceed the sordid world pursuing it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10832

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Robert Aldrich
- Cast: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernández, Wesley Addy, Marian Carr, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048261/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, visceral, late night noir viewing, classic film marathon

## Synopsis

A desperate woman on the run leads a private investigator into a web of danger and deceit.

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