Its sole distinction is that it's a Kubrick film.
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07/07/09
Fear and Desire (1953)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.2/10
Reviews for Fear and Desire
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03/26/09
Top Critic[A] highly promising first effort by one of America's premiere filmmakers.
02/12/07
Top CriticStanley Kubrick's long-unseen first feature film, recommended solely as a curio.
04/29/03
If Fear and Desire is uneven and sometimes reveals an experimental rather than a polished exterior, its over-all effect is entirely worthy of the sincere effort put into it.
09/26/02
Top CriticIt's probably the film's metaphorical riffs that Kubrick found most pretentious
09/24/02
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