The 4th Man (1983)
A man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom
Cast and Information
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven
Written By: Gerard Soeteman, Gerard Reve
Starring: Jeroen Krabbé, Thom Hoffman, Renée Soutendijk, Reinout Bussemaker, Geert de Jong, Hans Veerman, Dolf de Vries, Hero Muller, Ursul de Geer, Caroline de Beus, Erik J. Meijer, Filip Bolluyt
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
AKAs: The Fourth Man, De Vierde man
Country: Netherlands
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1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 222 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 47 stars)
3. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 36 stars)
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| Aug 31 | Gorro | 87 95% |
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MartinTeller | 60 17% |
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ssavage | 80 85% |
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| May 21 | HoneyB | 79 70% |
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frbrown | 80 73% |
| May 15 |  |
KasperL | 70 65% |
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It starts off really well but kind of fizzles. Also, it threw me off that I had a hunch that it would have the same twist as 'The Crying Game'.
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| May 15 |  |
FrederikA | 75 77% |
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Now... I may be out on the deep end here... But I think I might have spottet a tiny bit of hidden symbolism in this film... Verhoeven does De Palma better than De Palma himself...
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| May 07 |  |
Rivette | 60 52% |
| Apr 10 | D0G | 60 24% |
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| Apr 04 | coldesser | 80 0% |
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| Apr 03 | Hysteria | 80 88% |
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| Mar 20 | robbyt | 95 91% |
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sproost | 75 80% |
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Generally poor acting by Krabbé and all the other Dutchies that seem to simply be unable to act (Soutendijk is an exception) and the dialog sucks, but Verhoeven is a superb cineast; constantly unpredictable, funny, imaginative. Glad this man made it out of Holland.
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| Feb 14 | kupfertj | 83 83% |
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| Dec 26, 2020 | mfl | 49 21% |
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| Apr 17, 2020 | kondratiev | 80 90% |
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bhalac | 80 67% |
| Dec 07, 2019 | cain48 | 93 99% |
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soraxtm | 80 78% |
| Nov 22, 2019 | zackhosseini | 70 39% |
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iconogassed | 60 38% |
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| Oct 02, 2019 | escd | 70 45% |
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| Sep 01, 2019 | daniel1980 | 60 34% |
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KTP | 25 29% |
| Aug 13, 2019 | dracular | 45 48% |
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bal3x | 40 7% |
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ikkegoemikke | 52 34% |
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ambient_gf | 75 69% |
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sonya semyon | 78 52% |
| May 02, 2019 | CatScandal | 66 54% |
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ninelives | 91 37% |
| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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Mr. Mxyzptlk | 100 0% |
| Mar 19, 2019 | lillakniven | 75 80% |
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| Mar 09, 2019 | Grandaddy | 70 62% |
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| Mar 05, 2019 | mate_cosido | 80 71% |
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kafka1325 | 75 93% |
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tsumanne | 80 84% |
| Jan 19, 2019 |  |
jokevv | 70 75% |
| Jan 06, 2019 | gossamer2019 | 63 51% |
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| Nov 13, 2018 |  |
Icarus | 60 27% |
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Faith is lunacy in a world dominated by science. Verhoeven is a director of extremes--at times, the film calls out to a predecessor such as Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly, and at others, Verhoeven finds himself given to the silly excess of genre. The end result is uneven, yet thought provoking.
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| Oct 25, 2018 |  |
Kojiless | 48 52% |
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The 4th man is...YOU! And you're a besotted, bisexual Catholic who hooks up with a well-tuned German sex-bot in order to get close to the man you love, who doesn't love you so you try to get busy in a ancient crypt, which obviously doesn't work because WHO THE FUCK GETS BUSY IN A CRYPT!? Talk about a mood killer (unless you are a vampire or a Goth teen, which, to my knowledge, neither of the characters were...though this is Paul Verhoeven we're talking about, so they may have been).
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| Oct 24, 2018 | kjones77 | 80 72% |
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| Jun 23, 2018 | Matt92 | 90 51% |
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| Jun 10, 2018 | nunobar | 50 25% |
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JimiAntiloop | 85 78% |
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Angliche92 | 78 70% |
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Maaxwell | 75 70% |
| May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 60 32% |
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| Apr 23, 2018 | fictionfitz | 77 72% |
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| Apr 16, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 94 97% |
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dourface | 80 86% |
| Mar 28, 2018 |  |
inmate | 81 68% |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Zangin | 53 27% |
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Eclipsed in almost every way by Verhoeven's later masterpiece Basic Instinct, this erotic thriller is still a fun ride. I do appreciate the surrealistic undertones and religious motifs, but the symbolism is way too explicit to be very interesting.
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| Mar 10, 2018 |  |
chadisdanger | 84 77% |
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bybrt | 70 67% |
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scott.mcc | 70 63% |
| Feb 11, 2018 | NevinLiu | 67 21% |
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wetwillies | 90 80% |
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Viewed February 7, 2018.
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TraverseTown | 75 76% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 60 49% |
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tipar | 80 98% |
| Oct 01, 2017 | sandrikoti | 80 37% |
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Walterpoa | 55 16% |
| Sep 02, 2017 | secludix | 60 51% |
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| Aug 19, 2017 | 92filmgeek | 71 80% |
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| Jun 05, 2017 | kharms | 20 4% |
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| Apr 20, 2017 | thirdeye42 | 64 8% |
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RYM-byrates | 73 88% |
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Ofterdingen | 77 90% |
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The Dutch cousin to early Peter Greenaway and Brian De Palma. This is mostly splendid and fun filmmaking despite a few outdated scenes. Great cinematography by Jan de Bont.
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| Mar 08, 2017 | mkrusell | 77 69% |
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| Mar 01, 2017 | cayh | 65 29% |
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JJ1986 | 50 29% |
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The first hour is very slow.
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mCihhh | 80 81% |
| Feb 23, 2017 | leemarvins | 85 90% |
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jagardoden | 38 11% |
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FrancoGonzo | 8 34% |
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tenant | 90 94% |
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dcatcher | 60 46% |
| Jan 15, 2017 | cshadows2887 | 90 57% |
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| Jan 14, 2017 | mjbreuer | 71 53% |
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vildanden | 50 37% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | filmcricket | 80 90% |
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| Dec 23, 2016 | robochaa | 80 71% |
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| Dec 18, 2016 | jpn | 3 35% |
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| Nov 18, 2016 | Ronin22 | 67 82% |
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lineuphere | 69 61% |
| Nov 10, 2016 | doe | 70 90% |
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coutinho | 80 70% |
| Nov 02, 2016 | jerrywarton | 78 90% |
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fabiovisnadi | 93 93% |
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joxnq | 84 81% |
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brain_sap | 80 56% |
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| Jun 03, 2016 | gavinbennett | 42 31% |
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GrimsChild | 45 46% |
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kubrickvari | 80 83% |
| May 16, 2016 | DLawrence | 74 31% |
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| May 15, 2016 |  |
astrakhan | 80 74% |
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Verhoeven's early film is as colourful as his more famous later works, a schizophrenic genre mash-up with elements of horror, mystery, black comedy, and dollops of religious imagery. It's anything but boring, and Jeroen Krabb as the lead gives a suitably deranged performance. The ingredients are exotic but the final dish feels a little simple and not to be taken seriously. But it certainly has some delicious moments which hint at Verhoeven's genius. See also: Lair of the White Worm.
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Razorclock | 82 67% |
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RealMacgyver | 70 52% |
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bobyang | 70 47% |
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Fenius | 85 53% |
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r/TrueFilm | 80 55% |
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PerryStroika | 64 60% |
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anandare | 30 1% |
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jobsbronson | 18 73% |
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Luk92 | 75 64% |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Caracortada | 70 83% |
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| Jul 07, 2015 | M-B-M | 5 54% |
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| May 17, 2015 | Italo | 1 0% |
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| May 10, 2015 | boothmillard | 70 66% |
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ChrisReynold | 65 65% |
| Jan 04, 2015 | Castlevania2 | 90 69% |
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Not as "great" as Basic Instinct but way more lurid and filthy. Outstanding early Verhoeven work and all the bonus points for violence using a prosthetic head.
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| Dec 15, 2014 | felixm85 | 80 64% |
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| Dec 14, 2014 | 10kfilms | 77 72% |
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| Dec 03, 2014 | Lonewolf2003 | 80 78% |
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telbis | 60 23% |
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kafkalamak | 78 59% |
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Linara | 87 49% |
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majelus | 82 45% |
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Mulholland | 80 78% |
| Jan 21, 2014 |  |
chemical404 | 69 80% |
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This hallucinatory, heavy on symbolism and Freudian psychology thriller is totally wild. Verhoeven managed to find that fine spot between arthouse and mainstream cinema. Plot is highly original - in shocking and entertaining way. Overall, this film is overdone (ominous orchestral music, glaring symbolism...), but that's better than same old genre conventions all over again.
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| Jan 10, 2014 |  |
MMAlpha | 50 16% |
| Dec 29, 2013 | pitn | 84 35% |
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joachimt | 70 66% |
| Nov 27, 2013 | HVM | 90 93% |
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Henrik | 85 90% |
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Christianity as sexually charged schizophrenia. Love it!
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Arkeologian | 75 75% |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Auke Briek | 70 51% |
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TinyBonanza | 22 25% |
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daffodil907 | 77 83% |
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bernardobrum | 90 85% |
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barisius | 85 84% |
| Jan 13, 2013 | DePalma | 78 87% |
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Bagger | 75 63% |
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*singing* there's a black-winged gull wit a broken back/ Theres a butterfly trapped in a spider's web - there's a little LSD in my noir today - but it's the same old noir as yesterday. - I've seen it before in black and white and grain. About a sort-of-gay man who is a bit insane. He takes a half-brained turn down Vagina Lane - And it all ends up in tragicomic pain.
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| Nov 29, 2012 | !nsomn!a | 60 25% |
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| Nov 14, 2012 | Ronin21 | 77 60% |
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| Oct 21, 2012 |  |
CCLZA | 80 77% |
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This is major work by the director. It's personal and very stylish. The themes of religion, destiny and reality are cleverly developed.
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| Oct 16, 2012 | korkarlen | 3 86% |
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| Oct 06, 2012 | citizenzxc | 80 54% |
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| Sep 30, 2012 | jyt84 | 77 76% |
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octanoid77 | 82 20% |
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jalanb | 91 95% |
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daniel.kojak | 80 73% |
| Aug 25, 2012 | remybl | 80 66% |
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| Jul 21, 2012 | e-ball | 88 92% |
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lumpnboy | 50 53% |
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PeregrinVelo | 36 11% |
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Mochard | 60 45% |
| May 31, 2012 | debaser1985 | 83 94% |
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mightysparks | 60 68% |
| May 25, 2012 | Cinemoose | 81 92% |
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| May 05, 2012 | julibu | 87 70% |
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Jos | 79 57% |
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| Average Percentile 62.11% from 341 Ratings |  |