Laura (1944)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:44
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.6/10
Consensus: A psychologically complex portrait of obsession, Laura is also a deliciously well-crafted murder mystery.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone,... [More]
Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price
Director: Otto Preminger
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Reviews for Laura
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A highly polished and debonair whodunit. Full Review |
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4/5 |
O roteiro é, na melhor das hipóteses, medíocre, mas a direção sombria de Preminger, a música-tema e as atuações de Webb e Price transformam este filme em um marco importante do nascente noir.
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4/5 |
Great suspense.
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Less a crime film than a study in levels of obsession, Laura is one of those classic works that leave their subject matter behind and live on the strength of their seductive style. Full Review |
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A hypnotic and deathlessly interpretable experience. Full Review |
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It is the sleekest of murder mysteries, and ahead of its time -- not least in having a gay suitor for Laura, and possibly two. Full Review |
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Gene Tierney makes an appealing figure as the art executive and Vincent Price is convincing as a weak-willed ne'er-do-well. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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The plot is deliberately perfunctory, the people deliciously perverse, and the mise-en-scène radical. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A camp classic of a very particular variety. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Classic in the true sense with great theme music to boot.
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5/5 |
A classic noir romance where all of the cinematic elements fit together perfectly. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Just watching Clifton Webb's deliciously nasty performance, as the effete critic and Laura's mentor, delivering the film's best lines, is worth the price of admission
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4/5 |
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4/4 |
This kooky film noir is so beautifully directed by Otto Preminger that all its protruding elements seem to slide delicately and accurately into place. Full Review |
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B+ |
At times, the plotting takes leaps that the film’s 87-minute run doesn’t adequately support; but overall this is a gem. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...slightly overrated... Full Review |
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5/5 |
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4/4 |
A genuine classic -- not only of film noir but of film, period. Full Review |
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8/10 |
The story is a good whodunnit, although it probably isn't half as clever as a mystery as it is a character study. Full Review |
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