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M (1931)

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All Time

of 190,093

199

1930's

of 13,971

10

1931

of 2,157

1
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,074
  
  36
  
  Crime of 1931
  
  of 62
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1930's
  
  of 739
  
  2
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,002
  
  47
  
  Thriller of 1931
  
  of 10
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1930's
  
  of 137
  
  1

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

Overall Rating:3.2920

Avg Critic Score:3.1549

M (1931) Movie Reviews

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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. ...read the complete M movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

â��Mâ�� was Fritz Langâ��s first sound film, marking a successful bridge from the world of silents and presaging his later Hollywood work, which he undertook after fleeing Germanyâ��s Nazi regime not long after releasing this movie in 1931. ...read the complete M movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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. ...read the complete M movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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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 (1931) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

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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 (1931) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

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Images (Gary Morris)

The roots of film noir go back to German Expressionism, and there's no movie that's more German, Expressionist, or noir than Fritz Lang's masterful--and nicely restored--M (1931). While this story of the pursuit of a child-killer lacks one of the crucial...read the complete M (1931) review at Images (Gary Morris)

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