
Gentleman's Agreement
1947, Drama, 1h 58m
45 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
It occasionally fails to live up to its subject matter -- and is perhaps an 'important' film more than a 'great' one -- but the performances from Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire are superb. Read critic reviews
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Philip Schuyler 'Phil' Green
Kathy Lacey
Dave Goldman
Anne Dettrey
Mrs. Green
Ethel Wales, an Alias of Estelle Walofsky
Critic Reviews for Gentleman's Agreement
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (11)
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The film is great stuff throughout, and Is well worth seeing.
January 23, 2020 | Full Review… -
Here is a great and moving film -- the best that has come from an American studio for several years.
January 23, 2020 | Full Review… -
The words ring out with clarity from the Mayfair screen and there is no mistaking their meaning. They are not lost on the wind, but hit you full in the face, making you sit up and take notice of the force behind them.
February 17, 2015 | Full Review… -
Agreement was tame, cautious stuff even back then.
February 19, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
By dispassionate critical standards, Gentleman's Agreement is not a success. It is a tract rather than a play and it has the crusader's shortcomings.
February 6, 2013 | Full Review… -
The movie is as powerful today as when it captured the Best Picture Oscar a few years after Hitler's genocide ended in Europe.
August 17, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Gentleman's Agreement
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Mar 15, 2014Well made. Peck is at his best here, and the writing and direction are excellent. The ideas presented are timeless and crucial. When we do nothing we are making a choice, often a negative one.Morris N Super Reviewer
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Sep 05, 2013We have Peck playing someone who is wronged (as opposed to helping someone who is wronged). Unlike his later portrayal of Atticus Finch, Peck doesn't really deliver in this film raising awareness of anti-Semitism. At times it is a bit paint-by-numbers.John B Super Reviewer
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May 31, 2013A newspaperman lies and tells his co-workers that he's Jewish in order to experience prejudice. A strong performance by Gregory Peck is the main attraction to this film. That sonorous voice, his unflinching gaze, and his imperious demeanor make him the type of person who exudes integrity, and when he plays characters like Phil or Atticus Finch, actor and character become one. The film is reductive in its treatment of race/prejudice. I don't think one can truly understand prejudice by "playing Jewish." Yes, one can come close, and one can feel discriminated against in a cursory way, but I imagine that prejudice cuts deeper if one has a bone-deep connection with the discriminated against. Of course, I can't be sure. Also, the ending seemed ham-handed and maudlin, and I didn't think that what happened reflects what these people really would have done. Overall, Gregory Peck is always compelling even in films that aren't.Jim H Super Reviewer
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Sep 10, 2011Very serious piece about silent prejudice, where the usual hallmarks of bigotry are hidden under a polished but greasy veneer of smiling good manners. Ahead of its time by decades at least, the crux of the tale interestingly happens inside of a blossoming love affair between two we-know-better-than-that cosmopolitans, ably delivered by Peck and (very underrated but nuanced and shining) Dorothy McQuire.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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