The Stranger (1946)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:17
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.6/10
Synopsis: THE STRANGER: Orson Welles directed and starred in THE STRANGER, a tense black-and-white thriller that Welles made for maverick producer Sam Spiegel. Welles portrays Charles Rankin, a respected... [More]
Starring: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Philip Merivale
Director: Orson Welles
Reviews for The Stranger
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 5/5 |
Excellent post-war thriller, via Orson Welles. Full Review |
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Full of bizarre shots and fascinating little moments. Full Review |
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3/4 |
As distinctively Wellesian as Citizen Kane. Full Review |
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Orson Welles's 1946 film reproduces his personal themes of self-scrutiny and self-destruction only in outline, though it is an inventive, highly enjoyable thriller. Full Review |
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The Stranger is socko melodrama, spinning an intriguing web of thrills and chills. Full Review |
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B |
One of Welles' most conventional films: His fans don't like it because it's too plot-driven and linear but that was his goal, wishing to prove that he could make a mainstream film after the brilliant but failures, Citizen Kane and Magnificent Ambersons. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The most restrained and conventional of Welles's films, but still a thrilling entertainment. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Atmospheric thriller-noir has Welles, Robinson pluses.
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 2/5 |
The whole film, produced by S. P. Eagle, comes off a bloodless, manufactured show. Full Review |
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Welles' third film, often described as his worst, but still a hugely enjoyable thriller. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Fine baroque thriller from Welles.
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B- |
Comes up short as far as believability due to the lame script. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Largely unsung, this Orson Welles movie is one of his most straightforward, yet still one of his greats -- and reportedly his only film to turn a profit on its original theatrical release. Full Review |
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It's only 1946, and Welles is already typecast as the man with a past and not a glorious future. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Brilliantly tense, with a heart-pounding climax.
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3/4 |
a solid piece of postwar genre work about a Nazi hiding in bucolic small-town America Full Review |
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