Born to Kill (1947) Reviews & Ratings

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Born to Kill reviews

Born to Kill holds a 6.7/10 average from 93 TMDB ratings.

FILM NOIR OF THE WEEK Robert Wise's Born to Kill has never been one of my favorite noirs. It regularly tops "best of" lists, and many film noir enthusiasts whom I respect love it, so I was hoping a fresh viewing would reveal something new to me. Alas, for me it was still the same old flick. It's an enjoyable picture, but it's wildly melodramatic, there are subplots that never really go anywhere, and its over-the-top…
— Steve (8/10)

Turnip Man and Iceberg Woman. Lady of Deceit (AKA: Born to Kill) is directed by Robert Wise and adapted to screenplay by Eve Greene and Richard Macaulay from the novel Deadlier than the Male written by James Gunn. It stars Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, Elisha Cook Jr., Audrey Long, Isabel Jewell and Esther Howard. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Robert De Grasse. Trevor plays connivi…
— John Chard (9/10)

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Movies like Born to Kill

If you enjoyed Born to Kill, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
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• Lady in the Lake (1946)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939)
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• Black Angel (1946)
• Nightfall (1956)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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