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Giant (1956) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Giant (1956) a score of 2.9556 out of 4

based on (36) reviews

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Excellent

(4)

Very Good

(31)

Good

(1)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

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366 Days, 366 Movies (Zeb Navarro)

I love the Museum of Photographic Arts. After days and days of dealing with rowdy audiences, pre-movie advertisements, kids screaming in the theatre lobby, and the stench of theatre food. This place is like a movie lover's paradise....read the complete Giant (1956) review at 366 Days, 366 Movies (Zeb Navarro)

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San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)

Viewers can also enjoy the movie as an attack (although long-winded) on materialism, or simply relish fine supporting work by the likes of Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Mercedes McCambridge and Earl Holliman....read the complete Giant (1956) review at San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)

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eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)

As for the movie itself, it's 201 minutes about acceptance: northerners should accept the way Texans live; men should accept women's right to join in political conversations; whites should accept Mexicans; macho men should accept their sons who want to be...read the complete Giant (1956) review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)