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Strangers on a Train (1951) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Strangers on a Train (1951) a score of 3.3923 out of 4

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BBCi - Films

Ever wondered what's going through the minds of major tennis stars when they're in competition? For Guy Haines (Farley Granger), it's knowing that he's expected to kill the father of a man who's already proven himself capable of carrying out murderous ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at BBCi - Films

Boxoffice Magazine

For Hitchcock fans, Warner's new "Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection" ranks second only to the Universal collection of Hitchcock classics, though in overall picture quality it actually betters most of the Universal titles. Featured Warner titles ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

filmcritic.com (Mark Athitakis)

Two men, a problem, and a crime is an old theme, but the list of works that exploit it perfectly is a short one. Strangers on a Train belongs on it. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at filmcritic.com (Mark Athitakis)

eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)

Quintessential Hitchcock.A weaker, though certainly not ineffective, effort from Hitchcock, concerning a chance encounter (or maybe not?) between one pro tennis player. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)

rec.arts.movies.reviews (Ted Prigge)

Of all the films Hithcock made, this is one of his absolute masterpieces. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Ted Prigge)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

This is a Hitchcock top-of-the-line work rolling on all cylinders. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)

Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" is about weakness crisscrossing with evil, with evil pushing hard for the upper hand. Nobody comes away unscathed. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)

Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

The prototypical Hitchcock thrill ride. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Gripping all the way, this is a Hitchcock thriller in which, through happenstance, two men, completely different, are drawn inexorably together and toward an uncommon goal--murder. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

That Cow (Andrew Bradford)

Hitchcock certainly had his own way to make films. Supposedly, after having had studios monkey around too much with his final product, he started shooting his films so they'd not be able to be cut in any other way. Not only did Hitch get to have his way ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)

Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

Bruno is the kind of guy who just can't take a hint. He persists like an obnoxious adolescent with undeniable charm, pouncing at seemingly perfect moments but failing to distinguish importance from irrelevance in most of his actions. When he takes those ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Patricia Highsmith's malicious writing seems perfectly suited to Alfred Hitchcock; it's too bad he didn't make a few Ripley movies while he was at it. In Strangers on a Train, one of Hitch's biggest hits and most enduringly popular films, a pair of ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

A chance meeting on a train, the casual discussion of murder, and the implications that lead to certain doom tantalise in a trademark Hitchcock thriller. Fans will be intrigued to see this DVD release as it offers a recently found UK pre-release print ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

filmcritic.com

Picking Alfred Hitchcock's best movie is a sucker's game. His talents stretched across so many eras and worked in too many styles to reduce matters to one choice. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at filmcritic.com

HorrorTalk

While taking a train home tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is recognized by another passenger Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) who had first flatters Haines. After a few minutes of uncomfortable conversation for Haines, Bruno then switches the subject ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at HorrorTalk

DVD Net (Amy Flower)

This week our tale revolves around two men, tennis star Guy Haines and playboy-type Bruno Anthony, and their chance meeting on a train bound for New York. Bruno is quite the overfriendly chatty type, and being up with the latest goss knows all about ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at DVD Net (Amy Flower)

JackassCritics.com

The first images we see of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN are the two pairs of shoes of two very different men. One is of an extravagant black and white pair of shoes; obviously a man of boisterous personality. The other is conservative pair all dark and not even ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at JackassCritics.com

Slant Magazine - DVD Review

trangers on a Train, though undoubtedly effective as a classic Hitchcock thriller, is also nothing more complicated than one elongated gay cruise joke-cum-horror story. Based on a Patricia Highsmith story (enough said), the film opens with a cross-cut ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review

Dial H for Hitchcock

The tale begins when two complete strangers strike up a conversation on a train. A seemingly innocent "what if" scenario is brought up by Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) who mentions to Guy Haines (Farley Granger) a plot on how they could eliminate the ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Dial H for Hitchcock

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Along with Rebecca, Strangers on a Train is perhaps the greatest film in the career of director Alfred Hitchcock. An extraordinarily tense film, the suspense is slowly ratcheted up from the innocuous beginnings of a chance meeting and conversation, to ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Amateur tennis star Guy Haines unwittingly enters into a bargain with lunatic Bruno Antony after a chance meeting on a train. The deal is that in order to avoid the motive aspect of a murder, they would swap murders and kill the most hated person in each ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Slant Magazine (Eric Henderson)

Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)

Walker's creepy performance ranks among the best found in any Hitchcock film. ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)

digitallyOBSESSED! DVD Reviews

Playboy/tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) casually reads while riding a train to his hometown in preparation for a big match. This day appears similiar to many others, but everything changes when he randomly meets the overly friendly Bruno ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at digitallyOBSESSED! DVD Reviews

Reviews by John (John Haywood)

As both a train buff and a Hitchcock fan, let me start off with this disclaimer: the title is not the reason why I like "Strangers on a Train." It has more to do with the director--or, to be precise, the director's craft. Guy Haines (Farley Granger) ...read the complete Strangers on a Train movie review at Reviews by John (John Haywood)

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