On the Beach (1959)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:13
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: After the entire Northern Hemisphere is destroyed by a nuclear war, a group of survivors in Australia prepare for their own inevitable demise. As a deadly cloud of radiation creeps toward the... [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins
Director: Stanley Kramer
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Reviews for On the Beach
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 C+ |
Gloomy doomsday film that is more talky, melodramatic and numbing than imaginative. Full Review |
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A wasted opportunity. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
A powerful, well-acted, deftly photographed film. Full Review |
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A tiresome, talky 1959 film. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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4/5 |
While heartbreaking and touching, it's hard to imagine that riots aren't rampant and that martial law isn't required, but hey, it's a movie, and quite a good -- if overlong -- one, at that. Full Review |
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Fine photography, but the script is a typically numbing affair, and the cast, aside from Peck and Meillon, seem totally out of their depth. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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B- |
Kramer's apocalyptic drama is too verbose, replete with "message" speeches, but the text is intelligent, reflecting the Cold War mentality, and well-acted by Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire (in his first nonmusical role) and Anthony Perkins. Full Review |
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5/5 |
As scary a horror film as any you will find.
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5/5 |
A nuclear war what-if starring some heavy hitters.
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
O cenário apocalíptico continua assustador, mas o tom inadequadamente leve de algumas cenas e a péssima trilha sonora (indicada ao Oscar!) comprometem o resultado final.
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
Typically overlong Kramer film, but still with some power.
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5/5 |
The great merit of this picture, aside from its entertaining qualities, is the fact that it carries a passionate conviction that man is worth saving, after all. Full Review |
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One of the most powerful anti-war films ever made. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Downbeat, depressing. Full Review |
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