Kiss Me, Deadly
I like film noir and this has to be one of the best.
Mike Hammer, as portrayed by Ralph Meeker, is a sadistic, amoral thug (and pimp) who likes hurting people and whose primary thoughts about every situation are what's in it for him. Watching Meeker literally strut through the film is a lot of fun. This was also Cloris Leachman's first film.

I love the black and white colors. The fact that much of the more horrific violence takes place off screen just makes it more powerful. The restored full ending makes much more sense.

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"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.