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Crime • PG • 1974 • 1 hr 55 min
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Taut thriller that keeps you pinned to the edge of your seat the entire runtime. Hackman at his absolute best
Extremely paranoid, the sound design is incredible.
Great acting by Hackman, confusing ending!
An absolute masterpiece. Tense and exciting with revelations coming in waves as the context evolves. Mandatory viewing for any film buff
Genius how it plays with its themes of how we interpret morality
It’s Coppola meets Hitchcock. The cinematography and sound design keep you paranoid at every turn, as if the camera is the eye of a stalker.
Hackman is amazing in this paranoid thriller
Masterpiece of paranoia fiction. Hackman towers, the visuals hit.
A tight, paranoia-driven thriller that has excellent performances. Coppola delivers a bleak but ultimately beautiful film.
In the dark world of surveillance, Harry Caul becomes increasingly paranoid about his own privacy as well as the safety of a mystery couple.
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