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Citizen Kane (1941)

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All Time

of 190,028

2

1940's

of 9,975

1

1941

of 1,918

1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,948
  
  1
  
  Drama of 1941
  
  of 200
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1940's
  
  of 1,823
  
  1
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,086
  
  1
  
  Mystery of 1941
  
  of 50
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1940's
  
  of 423
  
  1

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Citizen Kane (1941) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:4.0201

Avg Critic Score:3.9473

Citizen Kane (1941) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

All of this brings me back to the question that I opened the review with: Is Citizen Kane the best movie ever made? Many critics would argue "yes" without pause, but my enthusiasm is more restrained. ...read the complete Citizen Kane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

For years, I have avoided writing a review of this movie, intimidated perhaps by its immense reputation. ...read the complete Citizen Kane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

No review available ...read the complete Citizen Kane movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The most auspicious debut film ever for a director is also the most influentual and discussed film of all time, and also one that was controversial due to its stinging fictionalized representation of tycoon publisher William Randolph Hearst (accusing him ...read the complete Citizen Kane movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``I don't think any word can explain a man's life,'' says one of the searchers through the warehouse of treasures left behind by Charles Foster Kane. ...read the complete Citizen Kane movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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That Cow (B. Kiefer)

This movie probably has more myth, history, and reverence than any other I can think of. It's hard to watch this movie and not be aware of the cultural wake stretched out behind it. A short synopsis - Kane is the inheriter of the 6th largest personal...read the complete Citizen Kane (1941) review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)

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Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

It’s ironically appropriate that the exalted reputation of Citizen Kane (which so relentlessly lays bare the reality behind its central figure’s looming public image) should itself be based partly on a lie. Or, more accurately, on misconceptions and...read the complete Citizen Kane (1941) review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

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