Since I seem to be a sucker for a great screenplay, this is my vote for #1 all-time. It's a Greek tragedy as a detective story.
I have The Hustler in my top ten, but I'll mention Altman's California Split also captures the psychology of the twilight world really well.
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Originally Posted by pclpads
Not contemporary, but just watched on TCM - again! - "Chinatown" - with Jack Nicholson. It's about 50 years old, but still a good one.
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