Quicksand (1950) is a film starring Mickey Rooney which has been described as "film noir in a teacup... a pretty nifty little picture" in which Rooney "cast himself against his Andy Hardy goody goody image." dvdtalk.com, DVD Savant - Quicksand, 17 November, 2000, retrieved 9 February 2008

Quicksand is a 2003 direct-to-video British-French-German co-produced action film starring Michael Keaton and Michael Caine. It was released in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway in 2003, in United States on March 16, 2004 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2004. Quicksand was filmed in South France between December 2000 and January 2001, originally set for a 2002 release.

The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities. Written by Anonymous

Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new waitress Vera, the type whose life's ambition is a fur coat; so he embezzles twenty dollars from his employer. To make up the shortage, he goes in debt for a hundred. Thereafter, every means he tries to get out of trouble only gets him deeper into crime, while everyone he meets is out for what they can get. Written by Rod Crawford

The auto mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) "borrows" twenty dollars from the cash register of the garage where he works to date the blonde waitress Vera Novak (Jeanne Cagney) in the weekend. His intention is return the money Monday night, when a friend that owes him the same amount will pay him. However, on Monday morning the accountant finds the negative balance, and Dan tries to cover the embezzlement, falling deeper and deeper in a criminal life. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist, Bill Turner. Her brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office. General Stewart is murdered and Randi is the key suspect. Once Bill starts investigating the crime through his treatment of Randi, he begins to uncover an unusually large amount of suicides on the base. The intrigue grows and so does Bill's unprofessional feelings towards Randi. Is she the murderer? He doesn't really want to find out. He just keeps getting sucked deeper and deeper into the "Quicksand". Written by DeMartini, Frank