Brilliant study on obsession. Clifton Webb is so awesome and the tension throughout the film, and especially towards the end, are palpable. The music is definitely a product of its time and can be invasive at times but doesn't really take you out of the film. Also Gene Tierney is so damn hot.

Throws several solutions to the crime du jour at the audience, throwing enough scraps to tease a eureka moment but then casting doubt soon after, before pulling back the curtain to reveal the answer they really should have known all along. Like any good noir should, of course, but what really sets Laura out from the pack is this nagging sense that... well, just go watch it. There's enough snappy dialogue, hard-boiled police work and moody atmosphere to leave any fan of the genre grinning.

strangely poignant

I thought Clifton Webb was Vincent Price at first because I just assume Price was always an old man since he came out of the womb.

My introduction to classic noir, and definitely a movie that has me excited to see more flicks in this subgenre. Casting is spot-on- Gene Tierney is both confident and gorgeous, Dana Andrews plays a great Detective, and it's fun to see Vincent Price in one of his early roles.

one of the defining films in the film noir genre. need to see this again, though, to give it the writeup it deserves.

Preminger's best. Tierney is inexpressibly lovely, Andrews is appropriately haunted by her, and Clifton Webb gives the performance of his career.

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Superb mystery, owing at least as much to classical detective stories as to the later, hard-boiled ones. Waldo Lydecker is a marvelous creation, perhaps one of my favorite characters of all time, and Clifton Webb is spectacular in the role. The solution to the mystery, albeit wholly satisfying, is only a minor part of the pleasure of rewatching 'Laura'. Moreso, the joy derives from spending time with an ever-interesting gallery of suspects and from the wonderfully intricate plotting. Flawless.

Tight little noir, but not exceptional.

A silly, almost nonsensical but also very witty and intriguing noir. The performances from the leads are probably the best thing about it, with the story coming a close second. I did find myself confused a few times but I was always interested. Creates a certain spooky atmosphere too, almost supernatural. A great watch, even if it does drag slightly here and there.

Vincent Price goddamnit. I get the feeling that, had I seen this movie in 1944, when the twists had not already been played out, this would be closer to a 99.

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cinayet, katil kim, dedektif, polisiye (Laura isimli kadin öldürülür. cinayeti sorgulayan dedektif, kadinin patronu ve duygusal yakinligi olan kisiyi, evlemke üzere oldugu adami ve bu adamla iliskisi olan teyzesini sorgular. Cinayet umulmadik bir sekilde cözülecektir. Laura ölmemistir. Ölen o gece sevgilisin eve getirdigi mankendir. Öldüren ise Laura'nin kiskanc patronudur. cok iyi.