Cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac

1966Movie1 h 52 min

ComedyThriller
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic756.3Rotten Tomatoes83%78%
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic756.3Rotten Tomatoes83%78%

Summary

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

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Fingerprint

  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Makes you smirk.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Feasts your eyes.

Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Emasculated Cuckoldin 156 titlesGeorge is a feeble man and a coward. George's lack of manliness is stressed when Teresa, his wife, forces him to wear her lingerie and makes him up.Dumb Musclein 496 titlesDickey is a strong guy (even with an arm in a sling, he is still a serious threat for George and Teresa) and he is quite stupid (he is really surprised by the fact that the tide has risen, he doesn't…All 28 tropes

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