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The Naked City

1948Movie1 h 36 minNR

CrimeMystery
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic746.1Rotten Tomatoes85%79%

An intriguing, tense crime movie about crime and history.

Good for friends night · teens · background watch

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Not for laughs or scares.

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Story

The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Feels like

  • Film Noir
  • Gritty Crime Drama
  • Urban Landscape
  • Police Procedural
  • 1940s New York
  • Candid Cinematography
  • Street-Level View
  • Hard-Boiled

Cast

24 of 42

Crew

Directed by
Jules Dassin
Written by
Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald
Produced by
Mark Hellinger
Music by
Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

March 4, 1948 · 1 h 36 min · NR

Released
March 4, 1948
Runtime
1 h 36 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
138 countries

Tropes

Police Procedural, Killer Incapacitates Instead, Graceful Loser +9

  • Police Procedural
  • Killer Incapacitates Instead
  • Graceful Loser
  • Chase Scene
  • Bad People Abuse Animals
  • Death by Irony
  • Signing-Off Catchphrase
  • The Narrator
  • Sunshine Noir
  • Consummate Liar
  • Posthumous Character
  • Alone with the Psycho

12 of 34 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Where can I stream The Naked City?"

Questions about The Naked City

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Where can I stream The Naked City?

HBO MaxCriterionPlexTCMTubi TVArtiflix

In the United States, The Naked City streams on HBO Max, Criterion, TCM, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on Plex and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 137 other countries.

Is The Naked City worth watching?

75
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 74).

What tropes does The Naked City use?

Police ProceduralKiller Incapacitates InsteadGraceful LoserChase SceneBad People Abuse AnimalsDeath by IronySigning-Off CatchphraseThe NarratorSunshine NoirConsummate LiarPosthumous CharacterAlone with the Psychoand 22 more

TV Tropes lists 34 tropes for it, including Police Procedural, Killer Incapacitates Instead, and Graceful Loser.