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Movie critics combined give Shadow of a Doubt (1943) a score of 3.5844 out of 4
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
Evil comes to small Norman Rockwell-esk town in this early Hitchcock thriller. Joseph Cotten exudes a menacing charm as deceitful Uncle Charlie who may be withholding a horrible secret from his favorite niece. While overly melodramatic staples of era ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for DVD Times (Mike Sutton)DVD Times (Mike Sutton)
Shadow of a Doubt was Hitchcock's first fully American film. Not in terms of finance or setting but because it was an intrinsically American piece. ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at DVD Times (Mike Sutton)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US filmsGreatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US films
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) has often been seen as director/producer Alfred Hitchcock's best American film (and second film with Universal Studios) - and it was purportedly his own personal favorite. The cynical, film-noirish, war-time film was shot on ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US films
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for Movie Vault (Mel Valentin)Movie Vault (Mel Valentin)
In interviews given later in his life, Alfred Hitchcock pointed to 1943's smalltown suspense/thriller, Shadow of a Doubt as one of his personal favorites. Shadow of a Doubt, however, is rarely mentioned in the same conversation with Hitchcock's other ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Movie Vault (Mel Valentin)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.47 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
Charlie (Teresa Wright) can't wait for her favourite uncle and namesake Charlie Snr (Joseph Cotten) to come and visit her and liven her life up. She's at home with her parents and in a small town like Santa Rosa there's just not that much to do. She's so ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.47 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant reviewDVD Savant review
Everyone who thinks Blue Velvet is a great film should give Shadow of a Doubt a serious looking-over. Both are about 'normal' American towns living in seeming complacent denial, while dark and malevolent forces seeth below the surface. Both feature ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at DVD Savant review
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.40 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Fernando F. Croce)Slant Magazine (Fernando F. Croce)
The celebrated opening sequence finds the film's moral yin-yang, chilly murderer Charlie (Joseph Cotten) and his young niece and namesake (Teresa Wright), at opposite ends of the country, he in New York City and she in Santa Rosa, yet both arranged in ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Slant Magazine (Fernando F. Croce)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.38 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine - DVD ReviewSlant Magazine - DVD Review
espite being his sixth Hollywood production, Shadow of a Doubt is the picture where Alfred Hitchcock first discovered America, locating the mirror image for the ominous instability lurking barely an inch under the cozy surfaces of his native England. The ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.36 out of 4 stars for The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewThe SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Alfred Hitchcock is considered one of the greatest directors of the Twentieth Century. ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Mendez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Mendez Casanova)
Hitchcock indagando en el lado oscuro del ciudadano medio gracias al desarrollo de esta historia sobre un adorado ser humano, quien guardando una intachable apariencia de modelo y encantador ciudadano, esconde a un peligroso e impenitente ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Mendez Casanova)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
The idea of 'bringing menace to a small town' certainly appeals to the master ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)
Charlie (Teresa Wright) can't wait for her favourite uncle and namesake Charlie Snr (Joseph Cotten) to come and visit her and liven her life up. She's at home with her parents and in a small town like Santa Rosa there's just not that much to do. She's so ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
"Shadow of a Doubt" is a good film despite many nagging problems. It benefits from an excellent cast and an intelligent script. Most of the problems arise from character development and plot, and while each taken separately are minor, they combine to ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Classic Film Guide (--)Classic Film Guide (--)
Like Suspicion (1941), Hitchcock decided to cast a traditional "good guy" actor (in this case, Joseph Cotten) as his villain who has come to visit his sister's house to elude two detectives (MacDonald Carey & Wallace Ford) on his trail. It's said to be ...read the complete Shadow of a Doubt movie review at Classic Film Guide (--)
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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