The Conversation (1974)

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A paranoid and personally-secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered.

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Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Country: USA

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Written By: Francis Ford Coppola

Starring: Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Teri Garr, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Mark Wheeler

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Aug 10	belfastboy	50 _21%
Aug 09	bullybones	70 _71%
Aug 08	aross	50 _48%
Painfully slow for most of its runtime, though the end is certainly a payoff. Most people like it a lot better than me, obviously.
Aug 05	kcbattle	60 _31%
Aug 04	colcow	87 _75%
Aug 04	favery	68 _84%
Aug 03	fikshen	60 _28%
Aug 03	ylajali	80 _91%
Aug 02	ewdewald	95 _99%
Aug 02	ssnoddy88	85 _89%
Aug 02	fanfic	80 _85%
Jul 31	medinavi	84 _84%
Jul 30	placestogo	81 _94%
80.9.
Jul 29	gute321	100 _83%
Jul 25	joxnq	95 _91%
Jul 24	pinegrove	78 _69%
Jul 23	krayner2814	76 _75%
Jul 21	Ivra18	81 _88%
Jul 21	SPM_Liam	80 _71%
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Jul 15	pileofzack	98 _97%
Jul 14	IamTyphoon	52 _2%
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May 09	ArinMB	92 _85%
May 08	djfrodo	95 _96%
May 04	psim	86 _93%
A brilliant performance by Gene Hackman in a fascinating character study of a messed up guy. The movie threatens to get lost in its own paranoid mindspace for a while, but pulls it together for a very strong finish.
May 03	ManInBlack	7 _74%
May 03	dgrissen	86 _73%
May 03	DeppySlide	80 _72%
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Apr 23	JuggernautR	93 _96%
A classic, and maybe more relevant today than ever. One of Coppola's best.
Apr 22	jal90	90 _86%
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Apr 20	mpg66	85 _81%
Apr 15	SolomonBurrr	79 _60%
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Apr 12	mgr5951	72 _10%
Apr 11	kate_p	81 _84%
Apr 11	moonsmilk	8 _59%
Apr 10	Detox	88 _90%
I think I loved this. Hackman is so awesome here. Just compare him to his role in French Connection. The movie treats him as a paranoid man of course, but also with respect and sensibility. How great is the piano theme which transports tenderness, tension and mytsery at the same time? The sound design is marvelous of course and the last 30 minutes are completely demented.
Apr 10	hwayne	88 _58%
Apr 06	evancurdts	90 _86%
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Apr 03	GavanRex	100 _98%
Apr 02	ozgursu	60 _39%
Mar 31	NathanBates	60 _35%
A good character study in a thriller that takes its time in building up to the climax. It feels a little dated by the equipment (although I swear I own the same voltmeter Harry does), but the performances are top-notch.
Mar 30	anilyucel91	93 _84%
Mar 30	cantahta	80 _65%
Mar 29	mjoc0723	90 _97%
Mar 27	Sarasa	80 _50%
Mar 26	spearmint	85 _84%
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Jan 28	belgamo	87 _90%
Jan 27	Deoradh	90 _73%
Jan 26	teammaxime	70 _48%
Jan 24	oneabovemost	93 _94%
Coppola's characterization and Hackman's performance perfectly portray the secretive paranoia of Henry Caul. San Francisco was so beautiful here. The architecture is gorgeous even though most buildings are only shown from street level. The interior design is as well, mainly the director's building and even the subway. We've stylistically regressed since then
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Jan 23	Pickle_Man	90 _77%
Jan 22	Delaney93	100 _97%
Jan 19	LordKubrick	93 _66%
Jan 19	boomboomboom	70 _0%
Jan 18	trism4ever	80 _43%
Jan 18	LilBigfoot	79 _15%
Jan 18	maddymad1521	75 _22%
Jan 18	toneill87	92 _93%
Jan 18	Wallace	87 _78%
Jan 15	Pezou	80 _62%
Jan 12	joao.neto	60 _45%
Jan 11	KamilPPP	65 _27%
Jan 11	Lemonya	95 _95%
Jan 09	jgardner	71 _25%
Jan 06	colmener	80 _78%
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Jan 02	charientis	82 _71%
Dec 31, 2019	moretso	75 _41%
Dec 31, 2019	roscoe_1891	100 _96%
Dec 30, 2019	JSchlansky	80 _78%
Far more character driven than plot driven. There's a lot of setup throughout the first 2/3 and the movie is pretty good until it gets fucking rad in the 3rd act
Dec 29, 2019	awesomeman	82 _7%
Dec 29, 2019	EgOo	85 _79%
Dec 29, 2019	Bolido	80 _72%
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Dec 13, 2019	seblumbo	93 _92%
Dec 13, 2019	CineLounge	75 _85%
Dec 12, 2019	mycollection	100 _0%
Dec 12, 2019	ChronicDecay	60 _60%
Dec 12, 2019	bubib	70 _60%
Dec 12, 2019	tayylorr	85 _88%
Dec 01, 2019	Akınz	80 _61%
Dec 01, 2019	DomTosco	90 _84%
Dec 01, 2019	akash243	86 _80%
Dec 01, 2019	Spacegod87	50 _14%
Nov 29, 2019	drdutw	90 _94%
Nov 28, 2019	TJDixon2	70 _34%
Nov 28, 2019	Tomandgreen	88 _89%
Nov 27, 2019	cenowalrider	80 _86%
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Nov 23, 2019	Cross	85 _96%
Nov 23, 2019	andrejaboe	90 _79%
Nov 22, 2019	JZ17	87 _76%
Nov 22, 2019	zackhosseini	80 _67%
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Nov 03, 2019	babil7	90 _81%
Nov 01, 2019	kianrazi	81 _35%
Oct 31, 2019	cheesymike	68 _38%
Oct 28, 2019	Mavoy	70 _32%
Oct 28, 2019	konekonoir	60 _69%
Oct 28, 2019	curufinwe	88 _83%
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Oct 27, 2019	tomi	75 _40%
Oct 26, 2019	Rateracc	60 _65%
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Oct 23, 2019	insteadman	100 _98%
Oct 21, 2019	Guy...	20 _27%
Oct 20, 2019	flipperrbm	6 _75%
Oct 18, 2019	buddhalou	80 _74%
Oct 16, 2019	fruscijohn	90 _82%
Oct 14, 2019	szgmng	100 _95%
Oct 14, 2019	MarkFilmBuff	72 _40%
Oct 11, 2019	Hisingen	90 _94%
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Oct 06, 2019	lofayokos	60 _62%
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