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Charade (1963)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:30

Rotten:3

Average Rating:8.1/10

Runtime: 4 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Lovely Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance. Left penniless in Paris with... Lovely Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance. Left penniless in Paris with police suspicion resting heavily upon her, Reggie soon realizes she's in serious trouble--her husband stole money from three unscrupulous men, and they want the money back. Charming and amusing Cary Grant, recalling his screwball comedy days while still remaining manly, comes to Reggie's aid. But he too has secrets and hidden loyalties. With the bodies piling up and the money nowhere to be found, Grant and Hepburn dash through Paris toward the startling solution. Agatha Christie-like in its unexpected twists and colorful characters and shimmering with fun and passion, CHARADE is a suspense gem that deserves to be much better known than it is. The supporting cast, led by Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy, is terrific, the interaction between Hepburn and Grant is an absolute joy, and Stanley Donen's playful direction all combine to make this film a small classic. [More]

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Ned Glass, Dominique Minot

Director: Stanley Donen

Director: Stanley Donen
Screenwriter: Peter Stone, Marc Behm
Producer: Stanley Donen, James Ware
Composer: Henry Mancini

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Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/04/09
Channel 4 Film

What's going on is sort of confused.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
TIME Magazine

I tell you, this light-hearted picture is full of such gruesome violence.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

It’s glossy, charming, silly, and far too self-aware to be at all thrilling.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine

Donen's typically slick comedy thriller, ingeniously scripted by Peter Stone, is a mammoth audience teaser.

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02/09/06
Time Out

Charming comedy-romance-thriller pairing Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, intelligently scripted by Peter Stone and directed in distinctly Hitchcockian style by Stanley Donen.

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Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

Made when the studio system was on its last legs, Charade still feels fresh, quick-witted, nothing like the artificial, airless Hollywood pictures of its time.

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01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Capable as a vaguely comic mystery.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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09/01/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

An appealing hybrid of romantic comedy and spy thriller. It's one of the best Hitchcock films that Hitchcock had nothing to do with.

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05/23/04
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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04/03/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A terrifically entertaining comedy-thriller.

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02/04/09
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A smart Hitchcockian thriller.

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04/13/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

An excellent piece of classic Hollywood entertainment.

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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Charade is part thriller, part comedy and part old-fashioned romance, and classic-movie lovers will find it irresistable.

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05/14/04
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

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10/31/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

The star power of Cary and Audrey is electrifying in this great comic thriller

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10/07/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Charade reminds us that when all the elements come together, it's possible for Hollywood to make a flawless entertainment that thoroughly whisks us away. Too bad it doesn't happen more often.

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01/01/00
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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