Laura
1944, Mystery and thriller, 1h 28m
65 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
A psychologically complex portrait of obsession, Laura is also a deliciously well-crafted murder mystery. Read critic reviews
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Laura Hunt
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Waldo Lydecker
Shelby Carpenter
Ann Treadwell
Bessie Clary
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Critic Reviews for Laura
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Will leave you drunk with delight.
February 24, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Laura is still every bit as gripping in 2012.
February 23, 2012 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
Not only one of Preminger's greatest, but one of the great noirs.
February 23, 2012 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
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February 23, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Few movies make you feel dirtier, and so perversely grateful for the pleasure.
December 20, 2011 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
A highly polished and debonair whodunit.
April 20, 2009 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Laura
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Dec 13, 2015A good whodunit noir that, despite a plot weakened by contrivances (the worst being the detective falling in love with a dead woman's portrait), is memorable mostly because of David Raksin's score and the film's great dialogue (with Clifton Webb, fantastic, getting the most cynical, priceless lines).Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Nov 20, 2013Preminger's Laura is a fabulous film noir with a level of perversity not typically found in films of this era. Obsession to a degree that we don't see in films until the 1960s primarily put forward by British directors.John B Super Reviewer
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Sep 24, 2013The presumed death of a woman spurs a detective's investigation of her life and his slowly burning affection for the victim. A classic noir story shot in the brilliant shadows of forties noir cinematography with all the snappy dialogue that we come to expect of the genre, <i>Laura</i> is fun to watch. The actors' rapid fire delivery presents quick wits, and I always like how fast these films move. The story is as circuitous as <i>The Third Man</i>, but <i>Laura</i> is clearly not as strong because the relationship between McPherson and Laura is not as well developed as <i>The Third Man</i> and a greater mystique is built around Orson Welles's character; regardless, to be mentioned in the same breath as <i>The Third Man</i> is an achievement. Overall, if you like noir films, then this one delivers.Jim H Super Reviewer
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Aug 06, 2012Its a noir set entirely in "polite society" with dry wit and subtlety replacing the usual pulpy environment.That setting, coupled with the cold brutality of the murder is quite subversive. If there is anything in the film standard to the noir genre (besides the murder obviously), its the detective character and I like that his prickly attitude and use of the word "Dame" is constantly irking the other characters.Alec B Super Reviewer
Laura Quotes
| Waldo Lydecker: | Goodbye, Laura. Goodbye... my Love. |
| Ann Treadwell: | Shelby's better for me. |
| Laura Hunt: | Why? |
| Ann Treadwell: | [while applying lipstick] Cuz I can afford him, and understand him. He's no good but he's what I want. I'm not a nice person Laura, and neither is he. He knows I know he's - just what he is. He also knows that I don't care. We belong together because we're both weak and can't seem to help it. That's why I know he's capable of murder; he's like me. |
| Ann Treadwell: | Cause I can afford him, and understand him. He's no good but he's what I want. I'm not a nice person Laura, and neither is he. He knows I know he's - just what he is. He also knows that I don't care. We belong together because we're both weak and can't seem to help it. That's why I know he's capable of murder; he's like me. |
| Shelby Carpenter: | I've spent very little time in observing my own character, Mr. McPherson. |
| Shelby Carpenter: | But Lieutenant I don't understand. You sent for me didn't you? |
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