Ace in the Hole (1951)

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When a man is trapped alive in a mine collapse, a self-interested reporter and the townspeople cynically create what we now call a "media circus". (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

AKA: The Big Carnival

Country: USA

Directed By: Billy Wilder

Written By: Billy Wilder, Walter Newman, Lesser Samuels, Victor Desny

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Ray Teal, John Berkes, Frank Jaquet, Frances Dominguez

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Date	User	Rating
Mar 01	kissgyozi	80 _71%
Feb 28	24VQEO	68 _13%
Feb 24	w2727	94 _87%
Feb 14	davidme	62 _74%
Feb 11	BillyShears	95 _96%
It must’ve been so unfair to be putting out movies against Billy Wilder when he was on fire Extra! Extra! Country between wars has fuck all to do!
Feb 08	coklas92	80 _0%
Feb 08	ojyxQo	9 _0%
Feb 03	nixols	95 _67%
Jan 25	Phalanx	60 _56%
Jan 23	Shotane	85 _91%
Jan 20	Gokhan.	95 _88%
Jan 18	ucfbe	90 _83%
Jan 11	air0storm	77 _64%
Jan 03	Cheezy Dub	95 _97%
Dec 28, 2020	NotALemon	62 _69%
Dec 24, 2020	blueandred	3 _63%
Dec 18, 2020	tahazerr	90 _91%
Dec 05, 2020	ilker	85 _81%
Nov 23, 2020	muhsin	80 _0%
Nov 21, 2020	napouser	40 _40%
Nov 11, 2020	myfavchords	75 _46%
Kirk Douglas gives a great performance in the lead role in this film. The script was a head of its time and and it is still revelant today. There are some slow moving moments in this movie. Overall I would recommend this film.
Oct 22, 2020	jamienelson	70 _54%
Oct 21, 2020	account2	90 _98%
Oct 02, 2020	Filmbaz	10 _0%
Sep 28, 2020	Opio	70 _76%
Sep 10, 2020	NevinLiu	82 _76%
Sep 09, 2020	damper	70 _75%
Sep 09, 2020	rospo	88 _99%
Sep 08, 2020	Frankyzerg	80 _50%
Aug 30, 2020	feelnothing	85 _87%
Aug 18, 2020	losnek	90 _68%
Aug 17, 2020	Fulgance	70 _47%
Aug 10, 2020	belfastboy	90 _93%
Jul 30, 2020	placestogo	78 _92%
77.7.
Jul 15, 2020	15mil3	85 _86%
Jul 10, 2020	Mikadzuki	73 _71%
Jul 08, 2020	onyedi	84 _77%
Jul 05, 2020	zzzorf	70 _65%
Jul 04, 2020	kappeuter	70 _67%
Jul 03, 2020	Teproc	67 _69%
Jun 25, 2020	IMDBbbbb	81 _68%
Jun 24, 2020	mjoc0723	60 _57%
Jun 15, 2020	lessismore	95 _96%
Jun 13, 2020	D Lightman	73 _85%
Jun 10, 2020	Kublai Khan	97 _97%
Jun 06, 2020	TheShiznit	75 _97%
Jun 03, 2020	baristoker	95 _95%
May 31, 2020	Bubu	79 _63%
May 31, 2020	DSouza_Vasco	80 _81%
May 28, 2020	Ammar44	86 _71%
May 27, 2020	gunduzfeneri	80 _72%
May 25, 2020	Yondu4	90 _60%
May 24, 2020	Omid Ranjbar	51 _47%
May 20, 2020	open sea	89 _79%
May 16, 2020	phil-	62 _34%
May 13, 2020	tydmir	85 _74%
May 13, 2020	akbirkurt	86 _65%
May 12, 2020	senorroboto	92 _94%
May 11, 2020	Wolfbrother	95 _93%
May 07, 2020	Champs	6 _44%
May 04, 2020	SaviorZET	62 _41%
May 02, 2020	kadircetin	87 _88%
May 02, 2020	DennisJ1976	53 _35%
May 02, 2020	SLions	87 _60%
May 01, 2020	Fergenaprido	82 _91%
Apr 22, 2020	seroş	98 _88%
Apr 20, 2020	mpg66	75 _46%
Apr 19, 2020	dlthompson	80 _58%
Apr 16, 2020	talat	75 _52%
Apr 07, 2020	Mystic	2 _28%
Wilder's weakest.
Apr 07, 2020	Fuentissimo	76 _92%
Apr 03, 2020	biftek	85 _87%
Apr 01, 2020	Pleveen	94 _72%
Apr 01, 2020	spearmint	27 _26%
Mar 17, 2020	trankobuskas	79 _83%
Mar 16, 2020	braddad68	95 _84%
Impressive for its day. Definitely way up there for Kirk Douglas, though his character is thoroughly unlikable.
Mar 14, 2020	marcocev	70 _61%
Mar 13, 2020	_josef_k	74 _56%
Mar 09, 2020	bahman	81 _75%
Mar 08, 2020	CPosnanski	9 _82%
Feb 29, 2020	addeh	70 _61%
Feb 27, 2020	Hyperion+	4 _63%
Feb 24, 2020	nospr	89 _94%
Feb 17, 2020	Mulholland	90 _93%
Feb 17, 2020	Pezou	70 _32%
Feb 16, 2020	drawingboard	80 _78%
Feb 09, 2020	mgrey1	89 _82%
Feb 07, 2020	amir.ka	70 _43%
Feb 06, 2020	inanc	95 _71%
Feb 06, 2020	cascade	75 _77%
Feb 02, 2020	tammineni ()	90 _89%
Feb 01, 2020	CineLounge	75 _85%
Jan 31, 2020	MatteoFalls	80 _47%
Jan 29, 2020	JZ17	88 _79%
Jan 26, 2020	rebet	80 _0%
Jan 25, 2020	matthewmj336	93 _86%
Jan 24, 2020	LordKubrick	80 _33%
Jan 21, 2020	julesfmb	77 _95%
Jan 17, 2020	speedking	82 _88%
Jan 14, 2020	swolfesj	65 _70%
Jan 01, 2020	colmener	80 _78%
Dec 31, 2019	roscoe_1891	80 _60%
Dec 29, 2019	Bolido	80 _72%
Dec 28, 2019	Nathers7	8 _75%
Dec 25, 2019	sheeper	90 _92%
Dec 16, 2019	vonSmith	82 _90%
Dec 11, 2019	mycollection	100 _0%
Dec 07, 2019	trvsdjhnsn	5 _75%
Nov 26, 2019	TJDixon2	68 _23%
Nov 25, 2019	asdfksdfk	75 _53%
Nov 23, 2019	chalkeater	93 _85%
Nov 17, 2019	Sayyadî	76 _68%
Nov 10, 2019	okidude	5 _96%
Nov 04, 2019	Rey	79 _56%
Nov 01, 2019	istavritos	77 _65%
Oct 24, 2019	onrkrsvglu	90 _92%
Oct 21, 2019	pjotor	20 _26%
Oct 21, 2019	Guy...	30 _52%
Oct 15, 2019	Virtus	80 _0%
Oct 14, 2019	FrankXVI	90 _89%
Oct 05, 2019	Tr1baL	87 _83%
Oct 04, 2019	Florin92	60 _41%
Oct 04, 2019	mike365365	68 _56%
A well done if not predictable film.
Oct 03, 2019	MoonLoop	85 _69%
Sep 22, 2019	Blondone86	75 _87%
Sep 20, 2019	mduberst	84 _58%
Sep 13, 2019	fvosterblom	60 _44%
Sep 11, 2019	izideve	50 _11%
Sep 01, 2019	Old_Spriggan	75 _61%
Aug 26, 2019	lance20000	90 _79%
Aug 22, 2019	gurkov	80 _84%
Aug 12, 2019	sandman248	90 _81%
Aug 09, 2019	bal3x	100 _99%
Aug 01, 2019	extreme87	92 _96%
Jul 18, 2019	danialinho	80 _96%
Jul 04, 2019	windmeresfan	75 _47%
Jun 30, 2019	1701	90 _91%
Jun 27, 2019	mbramhald13	90 _88%
Jun 25, 2019	Joey90	80 _59%
Jun 23, 2019	xombiemonkey	10 _98%
Jun 15, 2019	Gnalkthere	86 _77%
Holy shit dude
Jun 07, 2019	Tavarish	88 _80%
Jun 06, 2019	Nangijala	80 _82%
Jun 05, 2019	smsti	70 _63%
May 30, 2019	Bartbaard	70 _67%
A nice watch. Starts of strong but ends very abruptly. It's a bit like being thrown in to a Coen Brothers situation with everything spiraling out of control, but it's not handled all that well, which reflects itself in the ending. Other than that Wilder wrote a great screenplay (ending aside) and Douglas did well
May 25, 2019	DeLarge	90 _83%
May 23, 2019	TraverseTown	70 _67%
May 18, 2019	clayj41	82 _84%
May 08, 2019	CinemaLover7	75 _24%
May 05, 2019	jam66539	60 _44%
May 03, 2019	umutkrdmn95	80 _62%
May 01, 2019	victorniglio	7 _13%
Apr 23, 2019	AHALE80	80 _71%
Apr 20, 2019	ethsings72	80 _66%
Apr 18, 2019	Tetsu	83 _67%
Apr 14, 2019	jdnolla	8 _88%
Apr 13, 2019	gnoffa	70 _48%
Apr 12, 2019	boysanilar	86 _91%
Mar 30, 2019	Tars3	85 _83%
Mar 24, 2019	Kianoto	78 _88%
Mar 24, 2019	devrimozkan	83 _97%
Mar 24, 2019	vildanden	70 _72%
Mar 22, 2019	maddriver52	76 _54%
Mar 16, 2019	shanebarlow3	57 _28%
Mar 12, 2019	napolenbrady	82 _14%
82.00
Mar 11, 2019	Jenny82	86 _91%
Mar 07, 2019	jacqueskit	90 _88%
Mar 05, 2019	mate_cosido	80 _71%
Mar 04, 2019	elimpe	80 _82%
Feb 28, 2019	P u l p	82 _89%
I always thought (based on random readings here and there) this movie is about journalism and media and how manipulating and corrupted it can be, but it's not (mainly) about that. It criticizes the people and general public who are the real power; people who can (directly or indirectly) make a journalism to manipulate a story in a way they like better; the people who can even be manipulated into electing a certain president.
Feb 26, 2019	Brewster	100 _99%
Feb 26, 2019	mmarczi	90 _91%
Feb 21, 2019	MortSahlFan	100 _96%
Feb 07, 2019	tsumanne	77 _77%
Feb 06, 2019	finchereznor	80 _65%
Feb 01, 2019	tjobidoo	60 _51%
Jan 29, 2019	cweng50	70 _61%
Jan 23, 2019	Flekk710	78 _83%
Jan 19, 2019	Deoradh	95 _85%
Jan 19, 2019	jokevv	70 _75%
Jan 19, 2019	ibi8588	90 _88%
Jan 18, 2019	VanillaSky	90 _95%
Jan 16, 2019	GFoster	76 _87%
Jan 13, 2019	tsebben	80 _80%
Jan 12, 2019	nicolino	72 _71%
Jan 12, 2019	Ressa	90 _58%
Jan 10, 2019	Teerak	60 _33%
Jan 07, 2019	Charlie	85 _91%
Jan 06, 2019	schnofel	85 _95%
Wilder hits a (gold) mine with this. The story gets better, more feverish and absurd with each passing minute. Only then a pointlessly provoked knife attack puts a halt to normal proceedings and puts our anti-hero in a twisted spot - one of needing redemption. Of all the corrupt, dirty bastards in this story, why him? He was on a streak. Well, newspaperman that he is, he sells his end with a lot of pathos.
Jan 06, 2019	Chuck92	80 _70%
Jan 06, 2019	gossamer2019	70 _69%
Jan 06, 2019	Aeschylus	99 _92%
Jan 04, 2019	Kabbjeh	85 _92%
Jan 03, 2019	WWallce4prez	91 _97%
Billy Wilder had his finger on the pulse of media, past and future, with this cynical tale. For me, its trip from cynical to darkly absurd is where the film soars. Wilder is able to find humor in this story where we now find ourselves daily.
Dec 30, 2018	lucaspeixoto	95 _93%
Dec 28, 2018	atlasakin	80 _39%
Dec 27, 2018	FraGil	65 _36%
Dec 26, 2018	Triptolemos	50 _42%
Dec 24, 2018	Philosofem	74 _61%
Dec 23, 2018	knives	84 _91%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	70 _77%
Dec 05, 2018	ozdemirb	78 _63%
Dec 02, 2018	catfingers	79 _81%
Nov 20, 2018	microplast	80 _83%
Nov 17, 2018	Dom92	80 _65%
Nov 12, 2018	renenarciso	95 _82%
Nov 12, 2018	buddhalou	90 _92%
Oct 21, 2018	Mr. Blue	70 _65%
Oct 18, 2018	ShaunLewis54	87 _80%
Oct 18, 2018	Leffingwell	80 _81%
Oct 05, 2018	firdeva	85 _76%
Oct 05, 2018	Zalgoz	80 _85%
Sep 30, 2018	TheBreather	85 _82%
Sep 21, 2018	ce8	68 _70%
Sep 16, 2018	am4	87 _85%
Sep 16, 2018	rosenritter	7 _70%
This is the first Wilder I've seen that felt like it had some flab, and I might've been unkinder to it were it not for that manic final act, overflowing with cynicism even by Wilder standards. I don't think I'll forget that utterly acerbic closing line anytime soon.
Sep 14, 2018	Ifeelfine	76 _64%
Sep 09, 2018	Probus	87 _33%
Sep 09, 2018	Pugs4Less	94 _81%
Sep 09, 2018	Zepheus	70 _72%
Aug 23, 2018	Cinemicrobic	90 _87%
Aug 16, 2018	Nackerman	90 _97%
Aug 09, 2018	Fritz Fass	80 _71%
Aug 07, 2018	filmbantha	70 _63%
Aug 05, 2018	Toke Za	65 _54%
Aug 05, 2018	fluland	92 _93%
Aug 03, 2018	kafka1325	69 _80%
Aug 03, 2018	drdutw	91 _99%
Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	100 _96%
Jul 20, 2018	danielst84	90 _90%
Jul 15, 2018	NathanBates	80 _75%
A dark look at what used to be called "yellow journalism," trying to make stars out of newspaper writers. The film, filled with brilliant lines and an outstanding cast, is still relevant today in our own media "circus" (which is literally depicted here).
Jul 14, 2018	nobamba	70 _73%
Jul 11, 2018	britneybitch	85 _21%
Jun 19, 2018	FreddieQuell	97 _98%
Jun 04, 2018	bubbatex	86 _62%
May 29, 2018	mcakmak	81 _58%
May 28, 2018	Æneαs	80 _72%
May 17, 2018	Angel Eyes	80 _50%
May 17, 2018	Amir abbas	75 _76%
May 13, 2018	HoneyB	73 _48%
May 11, 2018	bholsclaw	77 _83%
May 08, 2018	brennanc	19 _96%
May 07, 2018	Siegel Hans	80 _81%
May 05, 2018	Grandaddy	70 _61%
May 05, 2018	normatic	80 _85%
May 03, 2018	svenerik	70 _47%
May 03, 2018	arash.fo	80 _68%
May 03, 2018	dragos	80 _86%
May 01, 2018	John Milton	80 _87%
Apr 29, 2018	Ratticus	93 _75%

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