This event is in the past.It took place on May 22, 2026 at Film Forum.
Drama Film
Drama FilmCompulsion (1959) screens at Film Forum, NYC's nonprofit indie cinema treasure. Orson Welles delivers a powerhouse performance as a Clarence Darrow-inspired attorney in this gripping true-crime drama about the Leopold and Loeb murder case.
Classic cinema
True crime
Orson Welles
Courtroom drama
Tips
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
🎭based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb case
🎬part of Film Forum's classic film series
Agatha's Almanac
Hudson Square
Drama FilmDrama FilmCompulsion (1959) screens at Film Forum, NYC's nonprofit indie cinema treasure. Orson Welles delivers a powerhouse performance as a Clarence Darrow-inspired attorney in this gripping true-crime drama about the Leopold and Loeb murder case.
Classic cinema
True crime
Orson Welles
Courtroom drama
Tips
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
🎭based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb case
🎬part of Film Forum's classic film series
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