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Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
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Summary: A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed. (imdb)
Country: UK
Directed By: Otto Preminger
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na flowing
62
T4
na las
90
T10
na madiso
65
T8
na The Comedian
86
T9
na FilmStar**
96
T9
Wow! I was so shocked at the suspense and the final outcome. Definitely recommend it for any Hitchcock fans or fans of psychological thrillers.
na cvn
95
T5
na Leland
89
T8
na IMDb-byvotes
72
T6
na MrsEmmaPeel
83
T8
na Moribunny
78
T9
A very well-made mystery/thriller. The ending, which some have deemed corny, is also somewhat bizarre, for better or worse, but altogether this is effectively fascinating and mysterious.
na katsuben
4
T7
na Mechatigger
57
T3
na afx237vi
70
T7
A difficult film to score. The central mystery is engaging enough and the crisp black-and-white photography is lovely to look at, but the abrupt shift in tone and character two-thirds of the way through is hard to take seriously. Once the twist comes, you have to reconsider everything that came before and it comes off as a bit contrived. The final scene, though, is so fucking bizarre I actually found it quite unsettling.
na Danilolopes
87
T7
na Zoltan
85
T10
na Clark Nova
96
T8
na nuotio
65
T9
na allisoncm
84
T10
na mightysparks
70
T9
na synthono
79
T5
na spleen
87
T9
Before Jodie Foster lost her daughter in "Flightplan" and after, too a lesser degree, "The Lady Vanishes", Bunny Lake went missing. What do these films all have in common besides their plots? Not one of them know how to end this premise. Great cinematography, iffy acting by Keir Dullea and annoying cameo by the Zombies.
na m4th3u5
80
T6
na Piglet
68
T6
na debaser1985
68
T5
na Rzezak
1
T1
na Walterpoa
71
T6
na dharmabum
95
T10
na jeangenie
1
T6
na DLRCohasset
80
T2
na micmac•
89
T10
na KungFuDolly
3
T3
na winds
6
T8
na danozu
96
T10
na Darbicus
55
T5
na evanfrrll
74
T3
na Prismatic
74
T4
na burnmp3s
82
T8
na TheMantidMan
80
T9
na Linara
99
T10
na billkerwin
83
T6
Effective thriller. Carol Lynley is surprisingly good, Kierr Dullea is fine also, and Olivier of course steals the show.
na Ronin21
75
T6
na negative
3
T8
na kurenai
90
T8
na chesterfilms
90
T9
na Dogubomb
60
T8
na Zithers
75
T4
na janus
80
T8
The twist ending's too bizarre for its own good and the audio is a little shaky at times, but the photography, music, and performances more than make up for it, although it's hard to see Keir Dullea as anyone other than Dave Bowman after all these years.
na wayofthegun
85
T8
Very inventive for its time (and risque), Bunny Lake is Missing provides a taut and tense story which takes some creepy and unexpected turns.
na iownpurple
80
T8
na OfTheAllies
60
T5
na batui
70
T6
na Dally
80
T7
na alexw07
70
T5
na jonnykungfu
70
T6
na demonhatesme
90
T8
na Tiago Vieira
90
T9
na Stain
80
T7
There's a plot turn later in the movie that's a total howler, but this is an absorbing and unique motion picture. Great cast and welcome musical interludes by The Zombies
na mcaustic
74
T9
na Bavafreak
80
T7
na bernardobrum
80
T5
na lucbapt
98
T10
na karolcrist
86
T9
na JJJames
82
T7
na Cecity
87
T7
na DrinkMilk
80
T8
na Gordon Cole
93
T10
na empire434
73
T7
na gleeb
74
T6
na Shmendrek
2
T4
Engaging mystery right up until the big revelation. I find it unbelievable that the brother, who is a level-headed guy through the first two acts, suddenly regresses to the mental age of a six year-old. It just seemed lazy. Ditch the child's play and wrap it up with an age-appropriate finale, and you have a great flick. As it is however, completely forgettable.
na RNG
62
T7
na fakesenator
84
T9
na ari
85
T10
na ehrenkm
80
T7
na bal3x
80
T9
na CFoxtrot
75
T6
na filmcricket
74
T9
na kafka1325
78
T10
na finkly
80
T9
The twist is bizarre and at odds with everything we've seen and learned about the characters up to that point, but the film's no less entertaining for it - by the end it's just gleefully embraced the madness.
na onetwothree
60
T7
na CMQuinn
9
T9
na Pari
89
T7
na Antoine
76
T6
na Ray Bergen
71
T2
na welike
20
T5
na digitalmonk
74
T5
na Dourado1412
75
T7
na jen11x
70
T6
na renokunz
75
T5
na frbrown
90
T9
na pjdevitt
86
T9
na vmboudreau
60
T6
na supergloo
6
T4
na imdb
72
T8
na octanoid77
100
T8
na CriticalMaus
40
T3
na Nathan S
60
T4
It takes a long time for any considerable dramatic or psychological weight to settle in, and by then it begins to telegraph. It doesn't help that Preminger shoots it like a hack, every exaggerated sweep of the camera calling attention to itself. The acting is mediocre, with the notable exception of Olivier. It skirts by on morbid curiosity until that god awful final sequence.
na coltrane
5
T7
na jorge
65
T4
na bedirhankara
68
T4
na cinebaixar
91
T10
na kyle.loomis
8
T9
I liked it, even despite the bizarre ending and strong similarities to The Lady Vanishes.
na Drakula
100
T9
na aysikukedisi
95
T10
na moeta2
82
T5
na Gurrkin
71
T7
na filmaffinity
72
T9
na cinema_hell
88
T8
Now, let me get this straight: during the first half of this film, I was mesmerized, thinking "what a flawless masterpiece!". Then, things changed to a dual point of view. SPOILER: Then, a predictable plot twist came by, then another, and there ya go: a would-have-been-perfect movie is almost ruined by an awful ending. But, it got a lot of style, anyway anyhow.
na ZombieBuffet
75
T10
na NRM01
77
T10
na Hailey
86
T8
na finney28
90
T10
na Jack_Murphy
70
T5
na jeff_v
75
T8
na Suture Self
80
T8
This feels like a 2 hour Twilight Zone episode. With that in mind, yeah, it gets a bit corny (especially the final moments), but it's also extremely entertaining. Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea and Laurence Oliver all have solid performances. There's a lot of nice photography too, which was unexpected.
na kangadoodoo
70
T8
na roy_walker
95
T8
na jacobb1313
78
T7
na Mosina
89
T7
na Enygma
65
T2
na PlasticSoul
100
T10
na kastenm
67
T4
na gimmefiction
80
T9
na lippecesar
83
T8
na William
90
T9
na jewellrunner
80
T8
na comanchex
66
T4
na revolverjgw
84
T10
na kneudorf
58
T7
na pzingg
73
T2
na avgcrtckr
71
T9
na Mango
5
T7
na nrm5
79
T10
na Kermit
82
T3
na wetwillies
80
T4
This has a strangely flimsy middle, but the beginning excellently sets up the dark, nightmarish plot and the ending turns incredibly and lovably bizarre and exciting. Carol Lynley is great, but I don't think Olivier gets much to do. His presence is barely felt. There's also some fascinating, occasionally great camerawork and appearances by The Zombies that are worth noting.
na LongHaul
90
T10
na viniciusjn
96
T10
na JooJoo
8
T9
With a cast and camerawork of this level, I can only marginally fault the predictable twist. Has that unusual atmosphere you only get from these 60/70s sleeper hits.
Average Tier 7.15 from 137 Rankings rss