Deliverance

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Deliverance

R

1972

1h 49m

Adventure

Drama

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Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia. When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backwoods locals, who stalk the vacationers and savagely attack them in the woods. Reeling from the ambush, the friends attempt to return home but are surrounded by dangerous rapids and pursued by a madman. Soon, their canoe trip turns into a fight for survival.

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Critics Consensus

Given primal verve by John Boorman's unflinching direction and Burt Reynolds' star-making performance, Deliverance is a terrifying adventure.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

09/28/2022

It is also a finely structured allegory about America and Americans. But at least it works properly on a more basic level. It’s good to watch, and then to think about.

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Glenn Kenny

Decider

04/09/2019

The movie casts a spell through images both ugly and beautiful, and other sounds, none of them really reflecting the idea of "nature in harmony." All here is dissonance, and the best one can do is find a thread of consolation within.

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TIME Magazine

08/24/2008

Each of the four lead performances is exceptional, none more so than Burt Reynolds' beefy, supercilious Lewis.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 12

4/4

The Appalachian terrain is the setting for this gripping drama in which the notion of the "civilized" man bumps up against nature and barely makes it out alive.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Jun 10

4/5

Deliverance's introspective look at human nature and masculinity, along with some gorgeous cinematography, show that it's much more than the scene of sexual assault that made it (in)famous.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Jun 4

3.5/5

A rough watch, but for much more than its most infamous scene. The right way to be a man, the rural vs urban divide, and the destruction of the environment are all up for discussion in this classic film.

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Viewer T.

@M2c46 5d

One of my top favorite suspense movies of all time. Also big kudos for the cast members doing their own stunts.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 7

An absolute classic!

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Bill B

@RT01438538 Feb 14

Riveting film with some unfortunate ugly scenes that weren't really necessary.

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rex w

@RT11010153 Feb 3

I've seen "Deliverance" a few over a span of 53 years, and as much as I have tried, I've never really liked the film. I have finally concluded that it is perverted and an unpleasant experience.

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M B

@Timbero Jan 26

Well made but also Twisted and Perverted as well as dated now too. I could not recommend, you are best off skipping this one.

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Greg K

@GregZ Jan 14

There is a justified discussion about the rural-urban divide (depiction) till today. Regardless, there is something haunting about this movie not even standout horrorfilms manage to create.

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Synopsis

Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia. When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backwoods locals, who stalk the vacationers and savagely attack them in the woods. Reeling from the ambush, the friends attempt to return home but are surrounded by dangerous rapids and pursued by a madman. Soon, their canoe trip turns into a fight for survival.

Director: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman
Screenwriter: James Dickey
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 49m

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