Duel

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Duel

TV-PG

1971

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

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David Mann (Dennis Weaver), a mild-mannered electronics salesman, is driving cross-country on a two-lane highway when he encounters an old oil tanker driven by an unseen driver who seems to enjoy annoying him with dangerous antics on the road. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor.

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Critics Consensus

Duel makes brilliant use of its simple premise, serving up rock-solid genre thrills while heralding the arrival of a generational talent behind the lens.

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Mitchell Beaupre

Little White Lies

09/22/2022

4.5/5

This is a film stripped back to its bare essentials, and Spielberg thrives in having to get creative to make each moment feel as fresh and energised as the last.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

05/29/2021

4/5

A shoestring marvel.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

06/14/2018

3/4

This simple premise -- a killer truck stalks a driver -- becomes the basis for an exceptionally fraught and well- made suspense film.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 8

3.5/4

Duel gets plenty of mileage (no pun intended) out of its simple premise.

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Joshua Ryan

Movies We Texted About

Jul 19

8/10

Duel is a perfectly assembled thriller that signaled the arrival of a masterclass filmmaker and serves as a time capsule of early 1970s cinema.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/11/2024

4/5

Duel is one hell of a ride and Spielberg at his finest—playful, refined and above all else, entertaining.

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Robert S

Jan 6

The premise of this film is abrupt and too random, even with suspension of disbelief. From a filmmaking perspective the film is below average with many awkward cuts.

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Nick C.

@dmcrra35 Dec 16

Silly cat and mouse caper.

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Horror fan 4

Nov 11

This was a good road rage thriller. However to call it one of the greatest made for TV movies is a stretch. Dennis Weaver was great. Tim Treakle

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Tyler G

@tylergross121 Aug 30

This is better than any staright-to-TV movie has any right to be. It is so smart to never show the truck driver, turning the rusty, "flammable" truck into a horror movie monster. The scene in the bar where he is trying to figure out who the driver is is great. The makers of Jeepers Creepers clearly saw this movie. There is a lot of gender, class and rural/urban analysis that could be done. Some nitpicks- tthe movie qwould be better with no internal monologue. Everything he thinks to himself is clearly conveyed by the images. There was a little too much shaking camera for my liking. I get the idea of a slow death of the monster, but the truck not exploding after seeing "flammable" all movie seems off. "Swiss on rye. R. Y. E."

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 10

Filme legal, o roteiro é legalzinho, as cenas são legais, a história é bacana, o elenco é bacana, e só os dois ajudam ajuda a melhorar o filme, na verdade só tem o caminhoneiro e o cara do carro, os personagens são bacanas, e o filme teve um suspense muito bom e com cenas de perseguição boas, e um final bom, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme vale a pena assistir.

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Richie T

Jul 19

This is the movie to put on without knowing anything about it. Sure its old but its brilliantly made. I find it hard to believe that anyone who watches is disappointed. A classic. In my all time 100 greatest movies

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Synopsis

David Mann (Dennis Weaver), a mild-mannered electronics salesman, is driving cross-country on a two-lane highway when he encounters an old oil tanker driven by an unseen driver who seems to enjoy annoying him with dangerous antics on the road. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: George Eckstein
Screenwriter: Richard Matheson
Production Co: Universal TV
Rating: TV-PG (L), PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m

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