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Whirlpool

1950Movie1 h 38 minNR

CrimeThriller
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Rotten Tomatoes92%64%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Rotten Tomatoes92%64%

Summary

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

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  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Pure escapism

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  • Feels like real life.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Destroy the Evidencein 222 titlesInitially, Korvo has Ann (under hypnoses) hide the recordings of Teresa confessing Korvo’s abuse in Teresa’s closet (Teresa happened to be Bill’s patient).The Alibiin 71 titlesAn insane one: Korvo has a gallbladder surgery during the time of the murder, so the police initially rule him out.All 19 tropes

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