52 Pick-Up (1986)

Directed by
John Frankenheimer 

Writing credits
Elmore Leonard  (from his novel)

Plot: A secret fling with between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.

Cast:

Rating: R

Review:  ”This is a well-crafted movie by a man who knows how to hook the audience with his story; it's Frankenheimer's best work in years. And if we can sometimes predict what the characters will do, there's the fascination of seeing them behave like unique and often very weird individuals. They aren't clones. I have gotten to the point where the one thing I know about most thrillers is that I will not be thrilled. "52 Pick-Up" blind-sided me. “ – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, *** ½