The Money Trap

The Money Trap

THIS WOMAN can change a tough cop into a tougher crook!

Directed by Burt Kennedy

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

196591 min5.1 / 10

A classic film noir about corrupt cops seduced by easy money, exploring the moral compromise of men drawn into crime.

When half a million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the burglary case, Joe and Pete, decide to find the money and keep it for themselves.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Money Trap end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Money Trap scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Money Trap sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Money Trap easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Money Trap violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Money Trap

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Money Trap

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Money Trap, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Money Trap, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Money Trap, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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