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M (1931)

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M (1931) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2920

Avg Critic Score:3.1549

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

M: 1931 psychological thriller. Starring Peter Lorre. Directed by Fritz Lang. Written by Thea von Harbou. (Not rated. 105 minutes. In German with English subtitles. Today through Wednesday at the Castro Theatre; September 12-13 at the UC Theatre, 2036 ...read the complete M movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

Often with such restorations the key question is how far do you take the process? Transfer supervisor Tolsten Kaiser and restorer Martin Koerber debate this issue in depth, both on the audio commentary and in the Digital Restoration and Restoration of M ...read the complete M movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

Nitrate Online (Eddie Cockrell)

A child molester is loose on the streets of a big city, and as the people panic the police seem powerless to apprehend the universally reviled offender. Sound like last night's news broadcast? It is also the plot of the 1931 German production M, ...read the complete M movie review at Nitrate Online (Eddie Cockrell)

Classic Film Guide

This excellent early film by director Fritz Lang, and starring Peter Lorre, is a classic thriller. It's the story of a serial child killer on the loose whose crimes are disrupting things so much, the "Mob" is as interested as the police in solving the ...read the complete M movie review at Classic Film Guide

Off-screen

Sperimentale operazione nostalgia di Steven Soderbergh, che recupera estetica e tematiche del noir americano anni â��40, per riflettere nellâ��ambiguitÃ dei protagonisti quella del governo americano alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Nella ...read the complete M movie review at Off-screen

M (1931) Critic Reviews continued...

DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

In Spies, Detective Donald Tremaine (Willy Fritsch) is on a mission to infiltrate and shut down a crime ring headed up by a wheel chair ridden banker, Haghi (Rudolf Klien-Rogge). But Tremaine is not aware that Haghi is the man in charge of the criminal ...read the complete M movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

German-born director Fritz Lang enjoyed great acclaim with "Metropolis", his visionary science fiction film with the iconic she-robot. 1931 saw the release of Lang's first sound film, "M". In many ways, "M" was also the first "crime" picture of its kind. ...read the complete M movie review at DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

James Bowman

M by Fritz Lang, first made in 1931, has now been reissued in a new and refurbished print and is a film which movie buffs all ought to rush out to see. The use of the camera and the visual imagery and composition in this story of what we should nowadays ...read the complete M movie review at James Bowman

allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)

Berlin in Angst und Schrecken. Seit Monaten treibt ein KindermÃ¶rder sein Unwesen, den die Polizei fieberhaft sucht. Eine groÃ�e Zahl von Razzien und Hausdurchsuchungen fÃ¼hrt zu keinem Erfolg. Sogar die GrÃ¶Ã�en der Unterwelt machen sich auf die Jagd ...read the complete M movie review at allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)

Time Out

Lang's first sound film was based on the real-life manhunt for the DÃ¼sseldorf child-murderer (an extraordinary performance by Peter Lorre). A radical, analytical film that entertains many of Lang's fascinations: innovative use of sound; the detail of ...read the complete M movie review at Time Out

Classic Horror

Fritz Lang's M is not, strictly speaking, a horror film. A simplistic identification for it would be crime drama, but M is not simplistic. Behind its single-letter title lies a wealth of complexities. Yes, in one way, it is a crime drama, but it's also a ...read the complete M movie review at Classic Horror

VideoVista

Nineteen thirty-one was the year of the monster in Hollywood, with both Tod Browning's Dracula and James Whale's Frankenstein going on release. The same year, a different kind of menace was stalking the silver screen in Germany, one whose roots were more ...read the complete M movie review at VideoVista

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot Fritz Lang's first sound film was "M", a crime drama that also made Peter Lorre a star. The film was made in Germany shortly before the Nazis came to full power. Both Lang and ...read the complete M movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Film Fortress (Colin Le Sueur)

In some ways, itâ��s hard to believe this film was made 75 years ago. Many of the themes and conflicts in the film are as relevant and important today as they were at the time of production. M is a sober, deliberate, and chilling look at a child ...read the complete M movie review at Film Fortress (Colin Le Sueur)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

he horror of the faces: That is the overwhelming image that remains from a recent viewing of the restored version of ``M,'' Fritz Lang's famous 1931 film about a child murderer in Germany. In my memory it was a film that centered on the killer, the ...read the complete M movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

DVD Verdict (Amanda DeWees)

A killer is on the loose. He stalks children on the city streets, whistling a haunting tune, luring innocent young girls to him with an apple or a toy balloon. Police Inspector Lohmann (Otto Wernicke) and his men are becoming more and more frustrated, ...read the complete M movie review at DVD Verdict (Amanda DeWees)

Philadelphia City Paper (A.D. Amorosi)

Unseen murders more frightening than any Stephen King could dream of; a trial scene more intense than any John Grisham could think up; a serial sex killer more chilling, more hopelessly lost than Jeffrey Dahmer... Though director Fritz Lang filmed this ...read the complete M movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (A.D. Amorosi)

The Onion A.V. Club

Among other distinctions, Fritz Lang's 1931 classic M is credited with giving birth to the modern psychological thriller, specifically the dreaded serial-killer movie, but that doesn't do justice to its real achievement. While it's true that Peter ...read the complete M movie review at The Onion A.V. Club

Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)

Though arguably the progenitor of the 'serial killer' film, M is a breathtakingly original work of cinematic art. It is best understood relative to the environment in which it was originally conceived, though it still has the power to grip an audience ...read the complete M movie review at Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)

Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)

The killer's shadow skims over the poster with a surge of menace, and asks the child whether it would like a balloon. An anxious mother awaits the childâ��s return, and then we see a field with a lonely balloon, snagged against electric wire. There is ...read the complete M movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)

UpcomingDiscs.com (Gino Sassani)

Fritz Lang became one of the earliest masters of filmmaking. Known mostly for such classic silents as Metropolis and Spies, Lang delivers a startling film definitely ahead of its time with M. This is also the very first film for the talented Peter Lorre ...read the complete M movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Gino Sassani)

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