Compulsion
THEIRS WAS THE PERFECT CRIME they thought! They were too sure...too smart...too careful to leave a clue -- but they did! and it exploded -- The shocking story of two teenagers out for kicks...looking for thrills...and finding them!
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
16 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Compulsion actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Compulsion appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #37
Placed at #37 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Compulsion returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Apr 1, 1959
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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