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Night of the Hunter, The (1955)

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All Time

of 190,166

81

1950's

of 8,943

20

1955

of 2,457

2
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  53
  
  Drama of 1955
  
  of 173
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  14
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,015
  
  23
  
  Thriller of 1955
  
  of 20
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  8

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Night of the Hunter, The (1955) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5409

Avg Critic Score:3.4275

Night of the Hunter, The (1955) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The following is an excerpt from Roger Ebert's "Great Movie" essay on "The Night of the Hunter" (1955), which opens today at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago with an archival print to mark its 50th anniversary. Read the full review here. ...read the complete Night of the Hunter movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Charles Laughton's only directorial effort is a work of inspired brilliance. It's a weird and chilling tale of biblical proportion on good and evil, with Robert Mitchum as the psychopathic preacher with 'love' and 'hate' tattooed on his knuckles. ...read the complete Night of the Hunter movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Cine-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)

En Virginie, au bord de l'Ohio, dans les années 30. Avant d'être arrêté par la police, Ben Harper a le temps de remettre le produit d'un hold-up, dix mille dollars, à ses deux enfants, le jeune John et la toute petite Pearl. Il leur fait jurer de ne...read the complete Night of the Hunter, The (1955) review at Cine-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)

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The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

In Depression-era America, Ben Harper (Peter Graves) robs a bank and kills in the process. With the police hot on his trail, he gives his children, John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce), the loot to hide for him and is taken off to jail. He...read the complete Night of the Hunter, The (1955) review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

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Mr. Cranky

This film doesn't do a lot forthe idea that the man ought to be the head of the household -- or, for that matter, that preachers don't murder or molest little children whenever the chance arises....read the complete Night of the Hunter, The (1955) review at Mr. Cranky

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Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

As crude, direct, rattling, mystifying and exciting as American movies get....read the complete Night of the Hunter, The (1955) review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

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