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Pushover
Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1954
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Movie details
Pushover
“This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER, the story of temptation.”
1954 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Pushover?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Richard Quine
Written by
Roy Huggins
Fred MacMurray
Paul Sheridan
Philip Carey
Rick McAllister
Kim Novak
Lona McLane
Dorothy Malone
Ann Stewart
E.G. Marshall
Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
Allen Nourse
Paddy Dolan
James Anderson
Beery the Mechanic (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put Pushover on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.