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On the Waterfront (1954) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give On the Waterfront (1954) a score of 3.4719 out of 4
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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The difference between pre- and post-1950s cinema - before and after Brando - is as pronounced as moving from black and white to color....read the complete On the Waterfront (1954) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
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eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
Ten minutes' difference in getting out of work, and this is a completely different review, because it means I catch the train instead of the bus, I reach Kendall Square an hour earlier, meeting up with L plenty early enough to take in the preview we had...read the complete On the Waterfront (1954) review at eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
It's hard to deny that Marlon Brando's performance as a dock worker and ex-fighter who finally decides to rat on his gangster brother (Rod Steiger) is pretty terrific....read the complete On the Waterfront (1954) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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3.5998
On the Waterfront (1954) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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3.4719
On the Waterfront (1954) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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