cdogzilla's "My Fave Detective Movies"

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For me, the appeal of crime solving movies is the depiction of the triumph of man’s better nature over his baser instincts. The bad guys are greedy, selfish, hypocritical … the cops and detectives represent reason, compassion, fairness — all the qualities that drive civilization forward.

  1. 1.
    The Maltese Falcon
    by John Huston
  2. 2.
    Zero Effect
    by Jake Kasdan
  3. 3.
    The Untouchables
    by Brian De Palma
  4. 4.
    L.A. Confidential (Snap Case)

  5. 5.
    The Third Man (The Criterion Collection)
    by Carol Reed
  6. 6.
    Chinatown
    by Roman Polanski
  7. 7.
    The Thin Man (Keepcase)
    by W.S. Van Dyke
  8. 8.
    Hard Boiled (The Criterion Collection)
    by John Woo
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Created by cdogzilla on Sep 16, 2006.
 

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