The Reckless Moment (1949) Reviews & Ratings

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The Reckless Moment reviews

The Reckless Moment holds a 6.8/10 average from 141 TMDB ratings.

What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Joan Bennett is "Lucia", a rather bored housewife whose husband is always away, and whose young daughter "Bea" (Geraldine Brooks) is having a…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Movies like The Reckless Moment

If you enjoyed The Reckless Moment, these movies have a similar feel:

• Mildred Pierce (1945)
• The Locket (1946)
• The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
• The Dark Past (1948)
• Framed (1947)
• Time Without Pity (1957)
• Cause for Alarm! (1951)
• The Web (1947)
• They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
• Born to Kill (1947)
• A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app