The Killers
She's a match for any mobster!
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede".When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight.Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder.
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
Who's in it
Cast
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33 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Killers 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 hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Killers appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Aug 30, 1946
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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