A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:19
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A savagely funny look at the way sudden notoriety and power corrupt. A small-town windbag (Griffith in his film debut) becomes an overnight success when the TV show created for him by network and... [More]
Starring: Andy Griffith, Lee Remick, Walter Matthau, Patricia Neal
Director: Elia Kazan
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Reviews for A Face in the Crowd
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A Face in the Crowd has never ceased to be relevant. Full Review |
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It's a biting 'rise and fall' satire, sending out a warning to watch out for legends created on the boob tube. Full Review |
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A raw, penetrating, and terrifying portrait of humanity. Full Review |
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What starts out as a seemingly liberal tract rapidly becomes a smug, cynical exercise in misanthropy. Full Review |
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7/10 |
...an important cautionary tale for all of us not take everything we see and hear at face value. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Next time you feel like you're getting fooled again by a demagogue, rent this movie and get centered Full Review |
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4/5 |
Didactic but highly effective little black comedy from the folks who gave you 'On the Waterfront.' Andy Griffith is downright scary.
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The remarkable thing about A Face in the Crowd is the way in which this 50-year-old film only seems to become only more relevant with the passing of time. Full Review |
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The first half of A Face in the Crowd is genuinely intriguing and competently handled by Kazan, but it quickly degenerates into moralizing diatribe. Full Review |
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This sizzling and cynical exposure... also presents Andy Griffith as the key figure in his first screen role. Full Review |
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A little overdone, but Neal and Remick are brilliant.
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