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M (1931)

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M (1931) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars M (1931) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:3.2920
Avg Critic Score:3.1549

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M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum) Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
It's unthinkable that a better movie will come along this year than Fritz Lang's breathtaking M (1931), his first sound picture, showing this week in a beautifully, if only partially, restored version at the Music Box. (The original was 117 minutes, and ...read the complete M movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson) Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Even after 75 years, Fritz Lang's first German talkie works beautifully as a carefully constructed thriller and police procedural. Child murderer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) causes a citywide panic with his crafty methods and cryptic messages to the press. ...read the complete M movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova) El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
En la ciudad alemana de Dusseldorf, un maniaco asesino de niñas causa pavor entre la población, creando una paranoia colectiva que va in crescendo. Todos los sectores de la sociedad se movilizarán en la búsqueda del peligroso infanticida. El ...read the complete M movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Net (Anthony Clarke) DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
If I tell you that this is one of the classics of world cinema; a film which any and every serious student of cinema history should see, you'll tune out and turn off. But if I tell you that this is compelling, grim drama, telling the story of a ...read the complete M movie review at DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Alex Bryson Alex Bryson
[Before I start I should point out that I'm not absolutely sure which version I am commenting on - I suspect it was the recent Munich version] In a seedy 1930s city Peter Lorre's child murderer picks off his victims by offering them balloons and candy. ...read the complete M movie review at Alex Bryson

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M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orbital Reviews Orbital Reviews
A child murderer, Franz Becker (Peter Lorre), plagues a German city, killing numerous young girls and forcing people to fear for the safety of their children at all times. The police have no luck apprehending the murderer, nor are they able to discover ...read the complete M movie review at Orbital Reviews
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz) DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
There are a handful of examples from film's first half-century that transcend any of the usual individual pursuits of filmmakers (entertainment, innovation, statement) to combine all that a film can be in one magnificent package. While working in the ...read the complete M movie review at DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Reviews UK Movie Reviews UK
A stunningly wrought exploration of the city-wide hysteria brought about by an uncaught child murderer, M retains its power to shock even today. On the cobbled streets of Dusseldorf a killer prowls, snatching kids at random and silencing their voices for ...read the complete M movie review at Movie Reviews UK
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jake Euker) filmcritic.com (Jake Euker)
Critic David Thomson called him "the squat, wild-eyed spirit of ruined Europe, shyly prowling in and out of Warner Brothers shadows, muttering fiercely to himself." The Peter Lorre thus described was the Hollywood character actor familiar to Americans ...read the complete M movie review at filmcritic.com (Jake Euker)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin) Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Standing in a loose, open circle, children chant a song with grisly, if prescient, lyrics. A woman, struggling with the wash admonishes the children about the song. The children, however, seem unaware of the cause of the womanâs consternation: a child ...read the complete M movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz) Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Fritz Lang was a leading German filmmaker by 1931 before the Nazi regime got full control of the country. In 1933, when they did get full control, he emigrated to America, worrying that he might become out of favor with the Nazis due to having Jewish ...read the complete M movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
âMâ was Fritz Langâs first sound film, marking a successful bridge from the world of silents and presaging his later Hollywood work, which he undertook after fleeing Germanyâs Nazi regime not long after releasing this movie in 1931. Watching it ...read the complete M movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
M (1931) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov) Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Arguably Fritz Lang's greatest cinematic achievement, this unnerving tale of deranged child-killer Hans Beckert (Lorre) stalking the dingy alleys and shadowy playscapes of Berlin is as riveting a piece of filmmaking as you're ever likely to see. Shot in ...read the complete M movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
M (1931) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger) digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
Not all the great silent film directors made a seamless transition to sound, and even among those who did, some had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the world of cinema engendered by The Jazz Singer. Fritz Lang was among those who came along ...read the complete M movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
M (1931) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick) Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Fritz Lang's M is one of the great film thrillers, a seminal exercise in combining suspense and social commentary. Its influence on world cinema is so far-ranging that it's mind-numbing to try to trace it all. Suffice it to say that M is a prototypical ...read the complete M movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
M (1931) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Fritz Lang is known in the genre for such sterling contributions tofantastic film as Metropolis (1927) and Siegfried (1922).But outside the genre what he is mostly remembered for is his spy and crimethrillers, such as the Dr Mabuse films, The Spiders ...read the complete M movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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