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Strangers on a Train (1951) Movie Reviews

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

based on (52) reviews

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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 (1951) review at BBCi - Films

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Tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is on his way to ask his unfaithful wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) for a divorce, when he meets eccentric Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on the train. Among other tall tales, Bruno proposes that the two men swap...read the complete Strangers on a Train (1951) review at DVD Savant

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New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

...his basic premise of fear fired by menace is so thin and so utterly unconvincing that the story just does not stand....read the complete Strangers on a Train (1951) review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)