Movies Similar to Margin for Murder

Kiss Me Deadly(1955)

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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I, the Jury(1953)

After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.

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I, the Jury(1982)

Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.

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My Gun Is Quick(1957)

Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.

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The Girl Hunters(1963)

Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his novel. The film opens with Hammer on the downside of a years-long bender, scooped out of the gutter by a bitter cop intent on prying information from a dying man. Inspired to clean up his act by the secrets he hears, Hammer hits the streets on a personal crusade to find the love of his life. Future Bond girl Shirley Earton costars as a glamorous society widow who goes slumming with Hammer.--Sean Axmaker

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More Than Murder(1984)

Private eye Mike Hammer tries to clear his friend, Captain Chambers, who has been framed for cocaine possession.

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Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All(1989)

Mike Hammer is kidnapped and led to believe it is the work of a Las Vegas entertainer, but soon realises somebody else is involved.

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Murder Me, Murder You(1983)

Private eye Mike Hammer probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.

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Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery(1994)

Private detective Mike Hammer takes on a case looking for Trinity Sinclair's father who has been missing for 15 years.

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The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer(1986)

After two attempts to kidnap a little girl Mike Hammer is hired to protect her.

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Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane(1998)

Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane.

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Ein Ferienhaus auf Ibiza(2008)

In order to finally reconcile their adult, hopelessly chaotic children Karla, Henriette and Max, the resolute Greta takes an unusual approach: she invites all three to a holiday together in Ibiza, where she puts the brawlers to the choice: Either they tolerate themselves, or they are disinherited by their father Herbert. After a few half-hearted attempts to make peace, it will not be long before old conflicts break out. Thus, in sunny Spain, a turbulent round of family jealousies, heartache and unexpected love happiness unfolds.

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Fliegen lernen(2012)

Apothecary Eva had after the painful separation of her husband Christian life and emotions rearranged. A new relationship is out of the question for the 42-year-old, she just wants to be there for her two almost grown-up sons and one day to take over the pharmacy of her still-mother-in-law. Out of the blue, however, the more than ten years younger doctor Hendrik burst into her life and makes no secret that he has fallen in love with her. Eva suddenly struggles with feelings she never wanted to allow.

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Feathers(2012)

Seeking for an explanation, a man stumbles across a story of fear, betrayal and explicit ornithology.

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Skyhook(2012)

A material science expert is blackmailed to steal designs from a brilliant team of scientists who are building the world's first space elevator.

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The Island(1980)

David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

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Get Shorty(1995)

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

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Breakheart Pass(1975)

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

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Gigli(2003)

Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.

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Hard Eight(1996)

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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