Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

Directed by Walter Doehner

201189 min6.2 / 10

A noir-tinged thriller about two lovers drawn into murder and blackmail, where passion and desperation collide with mounting paranoia.

Arturo Bolaño is a mediocre insurance salesman who loves women, booze and any short cut he can find to Easy Street. He thinks he's found it with the beautiful Rebeca Solis, the wife of the owner of the hotel where he stays on business. Rebeca wants nothing more than to escape from her husband and after Arturo falls in love, she asks him to help her get rid of him. The plan goes without a hitch but just as they think they are going to get away with murder, they receive an anonymous letter from a witness to the crime.

Questions people ask

  • Does Crimes of Passion end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Crimes of Passion scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Crimes of Passion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Crimes of Passion violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Crimes of Passion sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity46

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Surprise40

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Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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