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The Breaking Point (1950)

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7.5/10

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Crime Drama 19501h 37m

An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.The Breaking Point featuring John Garfield and Patricia Neal is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, and available for rent or purchase on Prime Video. It's a crime and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.5 (3,526 votes) and was very well received by critics.

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Available to stream on a subscription service (The Criterion Channel).

Available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (iTunes and Prime Video).

Not available to watch free online.

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#2,196 Ranked Movie

#17 Ranked in Film-Noir Movies

#82 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel

#281 Ranked in Based on Books Movies

The Breaking Point has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.5 (3,526 votes) and was very well received by critics. The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

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