In a Lonely Place (1950)

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A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts... (imdb)

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Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery

Country: USA

Directed By: Nicholas Ray

Written By: Andrew Solt, Edmund H. North, Dorothy B. Hughes

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Robert Warwick, Steven Geray, Art Smith, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Jeff Donnell, William Ching, Morris Ankrum, Martha Stewart, Hadda Brooks

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Date	User	Rating
Mar 24	Frank XVI	80 _75%
Mar 20	mathace	60 _%
Mar 14	napolenbrady	89 _69%
88.50
Mar 13	Wolfbrother	90 _78%
Mar 13	Philosofem	79 _73%
Mar 09	Wulf	70 _70%
Mar 06	slowdive	85 _93%
Mar 05	mate_cosido	90 _91%
Mar 03	Brewster	100 _98%
Feb 25	Bartbaard	40 _8%
Dull. I didn't like this that much. Even though plotwise it's fine, the story itself could have been much better executed. Characters are very one dimensional. A lot of character flaws are explained in the way of 'they've always been that way' instead of actually confronting them about it. That could have given the film more foothold and would have made a much more interesting experience. Guess I'm just not that much a fan of noir films, but this highlight stuck with me "flight 16 phonecall"
Feb 21	MortSahlFan	70 _51%
Feb 09	ironagepig	91 _85%
Feb 08	darkrider95	81 _83%
Feb 05	finchereznor	80 _66%
Feb 02	samotarski	85 _49%
Feb 01	JC1512	72 _54%
Jan 31	hypnotoad1	87 _78%
Jan 23	Flukt710	21 _24%
Jan 21	xombiemonkey	8 _79%
Jan 20	kito1	50 _26%
It's alright to pass the time and look at some old interiors. Nothing outstanding or remarkable happens here.
Jan 19	jokevv	70 _75%
Jan 19	ibi8588	90 _87%
Jan 15	CoffeeMage	80 _69%
Jan 15	okayka	100 _95%
Jan 06	gossamer2019	88 _93%
Jan 04	ElsaH	87 _75%
Jan 04	Kabbjeh	75 _80%
Jan 04	bloodvictory	80 _40%
Dec 28, 2018	FraGil	75 _66%
Dec 27, 2018	DeLarge	87 _63%
Dec 27, 2018	knives	83 _87%
Dec 19, 2018	offlineoz	100 _98%
Dec 17, 2018	kurt19151	80 _52%
Dec 11, 2018	lrifkin	82 _76%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	100 _%
Dec 03, 2018	worrywirt	80 _75%
Nov 29, 2018	Amancebado	79 _61%
Nov 26, 2018	nobamba	85 _87%
Nov 23, 2018	panchovilla	74 _50%
Nov 22, 2018	feritdgn	81 _75%
Nov 20, 2018	vitruvian	90 _75%
Nov 17, 2018	Dom92	90 _81%
Nov 11, 2018	kappeuter	70 _%
Oct 25, 2018	jal90	80 _61%
Oct 21, 2018	MoonLoop	86 _80%
Oct 21, 2018	VanillaSky	40 _23%
Oct 21, 2018	Nathers7	4 _77%
Oct 20, 2018	elixir	84 _94%
Oct 17, 2018	blackendblue	49 _49%
Oct 07, 2018	julesfmb	78 _92%
Oct 05, 2018	Zalgoz	50 _%
Sep 29, 2018	TheBreather	80 _71%
Sep 20, 2018	ce8	85 _94%
Sep 18, 2018	sofad	79 _56%
Sep 16, 2018	rosenritter	6 _52%
There's a murder, but it's not a murder mystery; rather a character study, and an exploration of how the qualities of a leading man and the expressions of psychopathy can be one and the same. It's interesting, but I wasn't really entertained. Picks up in the last third, leading up to a subdued and melancholy ending (notably improvised on set, the original ending having been discarded last minute) that drives home where the real lonely place is.
Sep 13, 2018	sunno	6 _46%
Sep 13, 2018	robertds413	77 _27%
Sep 12, 2018	peyrin	55 _22%
Between the meta Hollywood commentary, the whodunit, and the tragic love story, the film takes on quite a bit more than it can handle. In other words, this is just boneless Sunset Boulevard.
Sep 12, 2018	kritikos	9 _84%
Sep 11, 2018	zelda	93 _80%
Sep 09, 2018	edmola	85 _82%
Aug 21, 2018	cascade	78 _74%
Aug 17, 2018	TheMarkle	80 _87%
Aug 12, 2018	HTD	9 _72%
Aug 09, 2018	Fritz Fass	75 _54%
Aug 07, 2018	filmbantha	60 _31%
Aug 01, 2018	kafka1325	72 _87%
Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	70 _49%
Jul 22, 2018	Zarkon	87 _79%
Due to the Hayes Code and the general sensitivities at the time, Bogart is a "theatrical" jerk: while this is one of his more darker roles, we are forced to accept that he could potentially be a murderer based on a series of hearsay and what is now fairly tame on-screen behavior. It's one of those films where I would welcome a more modern, rawer portrayal. It certainly ends on a high note, though the phone as a device to build tension was already done in Sorry, Wrong Number with Burt Lancaster.
Jul 14, 2018	Squin	73 _41%
Jul 11, 2018	JepAndButch	8 _84%
Jul 09, 2018	dr_Robert	4 _74%
Jul 08, 2018	dracular	80 _71%
Jul 07, 2018	Merc	70 _44%
Jul 04, 2018	ozdemirb	82 _72%
Jun 28, 2018	vengM9	83 _78%
Jun 26, 2018	NhanLa	77 _83%
Jun 25, 2018	FreddieQuell	92 _93%
Jun 19, 2018	Tetsu	85 _72%
Jun 17, 2018	aviator	80 _78%
Jun 15, 2018	Bombix	95 _68%
Jun 10, 2018	nicolasurfe	84 _71%
Jun 10, 2018	nunobar	60 _37%
Jun 05, 2018	Angliche92	79 _74%
May 25, 2018	Amir abbas	81 _95%
May 21, 2018	Bumenterpris	98 _85%
May 14, 2018	tipar	60 _65%
Not that bad although the plot is somehow tricky because it is not exactly a murder mystery/whodunit is more a satire about Hollywood world.
May 13, 2018	HoneyB	94 _97%
May 12, 2018	fuzzylogic	80 _73%
May 11, 2018	xyhtampe	10 _57%
May 09, 2018	Grandaddy	75 _77%
May 08, 2018	brennanc	94 _93%
May 08, 2018	normatic	80 _83%
May 08, 2018	Candiru	80 _80%
May 07, 2018	Siegel Hans	80 _82%
May 03, 2018	dragos	90 _98%
May 01, 2018	moonsmilk	9 _78%
May 01, 2018	John Milton	70 _61%
Apr 29, 2018	ereed6	80 _79%
Apr 29, 2018	CherrySponge	80 _49%
Apr 29, 2018	gastraph	85 _78%
Apr 28, 2018	Ratticus	92 _70%
Apr 28, 2018	edloupe	90 _80%
Apr 27, 2018	Murgletrap	7 _71%
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Apr 20, 2018	keithdg	100 _80%
Apr 20, 2018	ssavage	75 _66%
Apr 20, 2018	Krafty	80 _54%
Apr 20, 2018	Daisoujou	85 _72%
Apr 18, 2018	mcakmak	82 _62%
Apr 15, 2018	AchwellFoley	75 _81%
Apr 13, 2018	benrad	80 _56%
Apr 13, 2018	dourface	80 _86%
Apr 02, 2018	nbc6	75 _85%
Mar 31, 2018	Leis.L.Ho	90 _83%
Mar 23, 2018	horrorjames	60 _57%
Mar 22, 2018	Maxu123	45 _71%
Mar 20, 2018	apsays	85 _90%
Mar 17, 2018	skap	80 _56%
Interestingly, all Nicholas Ray's movies I've seen have fallen into two distinct categories: those that have become my all-time favorites and those that left me rather indifferent. This one is from the second category. This said, it's a fairly good movie, as I remember.
Mar 17, 2018	allneonslike	85 _94%
Mar 10, 2018	parasol94	85 _88%
Mar 09, 2018	scott.mcc	80 _86%
Mar 04, 2018	neurophate	88 _92%
Mar 01, 2018	+-+-+-	80 _75%
Feb 23, 2018	halilky	88 _51%
Feb 22, 2018	CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com)	70 _50%
Feb 19, 2018	Umoribawar	0 _19%
Feb 18, 2018	Icarus	90 _88%
Emotionally complex and beautifully photographed. One of Bogart's very best performances.
Feb 17, 2018	Vessla	82 _86%
Feb 17, 2018	coldesser	80 _73%
Jan 31, 2018	salMovies	100 _89%
Jan 29, 2018	rememberthis	90 _91%
Jan 27, 2018	pl_	65 _32%
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Jan 20, 2018	ZONE	80 _55%
Jan 18, 2018	Roshambo	65 _63%
Jan 09, 2018	cengaveri	75 _61%
Jan 05, 2018	M-B-M	10 _99%
Jan 05, 2018	muratkrks	75 _73%
Jan 02, 2018	mentosibo	80 _76%
Dec 20, 2017	bennick218	83 _73%
Dec 20, 2017	LordCouture	47 _32%
Dec 20, 2017	Systematicer	70 _69%
Dec 12, 2017	deanjames	85 _87%
Dec 10, 2017	Tae	95 _97%
Dec 10, 2017	JordanBay	9 _62%
Dec 08, 2017	scottstilson	86 _90%
Dec 08, 2017	CMWL	1 _%
Nov 29, 2017	Cocoa	60 _49%
Nov 27, 2017	madisalvador	73 _79%
Nov 26, 2017	deniz.genc	75 _68%
Nov 25, 2017	kjones77	80 _70%
Nov 23, 2017	njm1211	94 _67%
Nov 17, 2017	teaty666	100 _99%
Nov 16, 2017	FallenSpiral	90 _88%
Nov 11, 2017	rorschach05	90 _87%
Nov 05, 2017	Nroo	84 _88%
Nov 04, 2017	CarterAmos	78 _36%
Oct 11, 2017	JohnPaul821	80 _67%
Oct 09, 2017	obinice	90 _67%
Oct 01, 2017	sandrikoti	90 _56%
Sep 20, 2017	Emir Han	73 _36%
Sep 17, 2017	filmcave	80 _75%
Sep 01, 2017	timmytom	93 _91%
Not the ending I was hoping for, but still great. Every second was riveting.
Aug 28, 2017	Peeperkorn41	60 _13%
Aug 25, 2017	Asm Nabil	85 _82%
Aug 25, 2017	Curb	98 _98%
Aug 21, 2017	izwt936g	99 _97%
Aug 18, 2017	ifbrown11	87 _84%
Aug 13, 2017	brimaire	79 _46%
Aug 10, 2017	JanDoggen	64 _11%
Aug 02, 2017	whataboutit	93 _90%
Jul 30, 2017	henrisepp	60 _56%
Jul 24, 2017	kylefilms	95 _94%
Jul 19, 2017	Henrik	81 _87%
Jul 18, 2017	ptkw	60 _64%
Jul 18, 2017	haljordan2	1 _%
Jun 23, 2017	girlfriday	90 _64%
Jun 21, 2017	Obdurate	85 _80%
I'd have to think about this but this could be Bogart's best performance. It helps that his character is written so well; a writer who lacks inspiration until a lady comes in, he's violent, clever, creepy, charming and capable of some really beautiful things. Outside of that, the film just does a wonderful job showing the human side of things while giving a compelling mystery about a murder, and whether Bogart did it or not. Plays with you, intelligent script, great sense of style.
Jun 19, 2017	Lionel Hutz	80 _51%
Jun 17, 2017	Monisit	85 _74%
Jun 08, 2017	xmoffx	3 _42%
Jun 04, 2017	Razorclock	70 _23%
May 30, 2017	thundercat	80 _81%
May 28, 2017	bybrt	85 _88%
May 20, 2017	barryegan	80 _48%
May 19, 2017	felixgartner	100 _93%
May 18, 2017	Kobaruon	80 _84%
May 15, 2017	DrWade42	92 _95%
May 14, 2017	umurtas	85 _84%
May 14, 2017	92filmgeek	72 _85%
May 13, 2017	fish_beauty	82 _41%
May 12, 2017	HillJackBob	70 _61%
May 03, 2017	Gnalkthere	84 _67%
Apr 29, 2017	am4	82 _77%
Apr 29, 2017	fruititself	75 _69%
Apr 19, 2017	CharlieSmith	72 _56%
Apr 11, 2017	Zyatkoff	5 _10%
Apr 10, 2017	oben	79 _59%
Apr 09, 2017	ICMforum	90 _62%
Apr 06, 2017	loc42	75 _68%
It's one of the earliest proto-reflexive movies thinking about the act of storytelling as such. Bogart is innocent as hell but it doesn't matter; he isn't a good storyteller anymore. Laurel, policemen and others circulate an image of Bogart which might be a killer, no matter how unfounded they might be. That's the strength of this movie: cinema is a machine of assemblage, you can construct truths out of bits of images, w/o any correspondance to reality. Has a solid place in history of cinema.
Mar 27, 2017	TMDaines	80 _72%
Mar 24, 2017	pmartifil	85 _79%
Mar 20, 2017	thrillington	100 _87%
Mar 19, 2017	jmsenise	82 _79%
Mar 17, 2017	bmmello	85 _81%
Mar 11, 2017	RYM-byrates	78 _97%
Mar 07, 2017	mkrusell	82 _87%
Mar 05, 2017	Gugy	79 _43%
Feb 25, 2017	tom_bb5	85 _86%
Feb 25, 2017	mCihhh	80 _81%
Feb 21, 2017	kode	81 _59%
Feb 16, 2017	abz	80 _63%
Feb 13, 2017	comepelicula	75 _79%
This movie is quite good, the atmosphere is great and the story is very compelling, an always entertaining Bogart with a dark undertone but also a fun side made it a very compelling movie.
Feb 10, 2017	jsa86_86	50 _11%
Jan 29, 2017	NevinLiu	83 _81%
Jan 25, 2017	rumbeggar	89 _95%
Jan 22, 2017	kaan26	79 _89%
Jan 21, 2017	Yiannos	63 _49%
Bogart is great as a washed up Hollywood screenwriter who becomes a murder suspect and gets involved with the woman who vouches for him, but external forces threatens to destroy their relationship from the outside in. His chemistry with Grahame is palpable, and they fire off plenty of zingers that range from playful to heated, yet the film as a whole doesn't really excel despite the great performances, witty dialogue and impressive use of shadow. It's highly regarded, but it's mid tier Ray.
Jan 14, 2017	cshadows2887	92 _82%
Jan 14, 2017	mjbreuer	95 _96%
Jan 14, 2017	joewkeh	70 _56%
Jan 13, 2017	siraskin	85 _58%
Jan 12, 2017	Uatu	2 _40%
Jan 12, 2017	tipieserozge	75 _76%
Jan 09, 2017	Pietayse	80 _72%
Jan 08, 2017	Jimmy Suede	75 _57%
Jan 06, 2017	kondratiev	75 _82%
Jan 01, 2017	Buff	55 _86%
Dec 27, 2016	snallygaster	74 _82%
I was a bit blown away by this one despite its flaws. I was not expecting anti-noir.
Dec 27, 2016	WarrenWho	80 _79%
Dec 26, 2016	Rebert	8 _87%
Dec 22, 2016	Mr. Saturn	84 _74%
Dec 20, 2016	bidola	83 _73%
Dec 08, 2016	HakkaMex	5 _36%
Nov 24, 2016	gregmnewman	85 _88%
Nov 23, 2016	wuigee	70 _46%
Nov 17, 2016	Mr.Blumfeld	80 _71%
Nov 17, 2016	Cernat	64 _5%
Nov 10, 2016	Ronin22	81 _98%
Nov 07, 2016	PaulB1	80 _55%
Nov 03, 2016	pietias231	86 _90%
Nov 02, 2016	8505144	88 _78%
Oct 30, 2016	zkas1225	86 _91%
Oct 29, 2016	jpn	5 _90%
Oct 22, 2016	jerrywarton	87 _97%
Oct 15, 2016	blanketstate	9 _82%
Oct 13, 2016	llama	80 _85%
Oct 13, 2016	gulnur	95 _98%

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