The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Like Double Indemnity, this 1946 noir thriller is based on a James M Cain novel about a grubby affair and murder: this time, Frank the handyman drifter and blonde bombshell Cora fall in love and plot to do away with Cora's husband, the roadhouse owner Nick, even though living happily ever after conducting their affair right under his nose seems a possible, less controversial life choice.

★★★★☆

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Double Indemnity (1944)

Like a blonde bombshell in stilettoes, this hardboiled classic grabs your attention with everyone in it talking smart and fast, see, including Fred MacMurray's insurance salesman whose double indemnity insurance scam and murder plot threatens to become unstuck. 

★★★★☆

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