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All That Heaven Allows (1955) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give All That Heaven Allows (1955) a score of 3.1496 out of 4

based on (25) reviews

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Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

All That Heaven Allows works on many levels. It is a great love story and an interesting look at the life and times of the 1950s (if it can be held as representative). It's also a great look at a subversive, self-aware take on those 1950s. I've seen...read the complete All That Heaven Allows (1955) review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

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filmcritic.com Allows little

A final note is worth mentioning. Though it was obviously intended without innuendo, Hudson's line about having some bad luck while pheasant hunting is amusingly ironic: "I just can't seem to shoot straight anymore....read the complete All That Heaven Allows (1955) review at filmcritic.com Allows little

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

While we can't count out Sarris and Tarantino for their enthusiastic support, no one was ever a bigger Sirk fanatic than Fassbinder....read the complete All That Heaven Allows (1955) review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)