Double Indemnity
It's love and murder at first sight!
1944 • 107 min • Crime · Thriller
Synopsis
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Our family guide
Best from age 16- 100 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
- 81 Audience · 2064 · 31%
An insurance agent falls for a calculating woman, leading him into a deadly scheme of insurance fraud and murder. As their dark plot unfolds, his colleague, a shrewd claims investigator, begins to suspect foul play.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 5/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- A man and woman plot and commit murder
- Characters frequently smoke and drink alcohol
- Suggestive dialogue and implied affairs
What it models well
- Consequences of bad choices
- Truth seeking
Talk about it after
- The choices characters make and their ripple effects
- The danger of manipulation and deceit
- How trust can be broken
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Top billed cast
Director: Billy Wilder • Crew: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
Trailers & clips
Walter Neff Flirts with Phyllis Dietrichson | Double Indemnity (1944) | TCM
The Truth Comes Out
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Billy Wilder: Alternate Ending For DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Reviewer notes
Recommended**A magnificent "noir" with great actors, which was unlucky at the awards, and was immortalized by the public, surviving fresh to this day.** I've previously had the opportunity to mention that I really like noir films, and this is another one that I had the pleasure of seeing and will save for occasional rewatches. Based on a good detective novel, the film is extremely intelligent, dark and well articulated.…
RecommendedSo poor old Tom Powers is married to the cold and calculating "Phyllis" (Barbara Stanwyck). When she starts to have an affair with his charismatic insurance broker "Walter" (Fred MacMurray) the two alight on a cunning plan to dispose of him and to claim the life insurance money. Being in the know about these things, "Walter" figures out a way in which they can double the payout.…
RecommendedVery well done film noir from the 1940s with great performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson along with good photography and direction from Billy Wilder. I've seen this one before but it's been at least 20 years though coincidentally, a scene from this was in a movie I recently watched (another re-watch) in Femme Fatale. **4.5/5**
RecommendedPerhaps the single best example of a film noir movie, _Double Indemnity_ (1944), stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. Based on a novel written by James Cain, the screenplay was co-written by Billy Wilder and the amazing Raymond Chandler.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersA banner movie from film noir's classic era. Double Indemnity is directed by Billy Wilder and Wilder co-adapts the screenplay with Raymond Chandler from the novella written by James M. Cain. It stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. Music is by Miklos Rozsa and cinematography by John F. Seitz.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIt's definitely hard to pin down a personal favourite Wilder film, though I tend towards his earlier masterworks such as 'The Lost Weekend', 'Sunset Boulevard'...and THIS. He was one of the finest at getting straight through the bullshit and to the heart of all things noir (as the immortal Jean-Luc Godard stated, 'All I need to make a film is a man, a girl and a gun').…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.1/10 (2,064)
- Age rating
- NR
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $927,262
- Box office
- $2,500,000
- IMDb
- tt0036775
