Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Produced by Parklane Pictures Inc., United Artists

1955106 min7.2 / 10

A hard-boiled noir thriller where a cynical private detective pursues a dangerous conspiracy after witnessing a woman's brutal murder, driven by vengeance and the promise of something larger at stake.

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

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  • Is Kiss Me Deadly scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me Deadly violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me Deadly easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me Deadly one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% of films.

  • Does Kiss Me Deadly end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Kiss Me Deadly sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Kiss Me Deadly

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Like Kiss Me Deadly, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kiss Me Deadly, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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