If you loved The Night of the Hunter, try The Killing
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the paranoid, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Night of the Hunter, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Killing is
Rain-slicked parking lot outside a greyhound track. Johnny Clay slides a wad of bills across the hood of a stolen Ford, counts five nervous faces. One of them won’t make the getaway.
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