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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 32m
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Avg Percentile 72.26% from 3191 total ratings

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Rated 21 Jul 2009
5
44th
30 minutes in I thought this was some huge elaborate joke, like film buffs everywhere just banded together and proclaimed this was great. Surely a film this cheesy wouldn't be this revered by so many. Then you start noticing all the sweet shots and amazing set designs and then Mitchum comes in and dominates the role and it begins to make sense. But it's still not that great. The ending was awful and Pearl is so terrible at acting. BTW, Spike Lee did the love/hate thing better.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
5
91st
One of the most surreal and dreamlike movies around. The artificially stylized sets and bizarre architecture (especially the main house, with its narrow passages, crooked stairs and the vaulted ceiling of the main bedroom) and chiaruscuro cinematography combine to give it a nightmarish edge. And Mitchum is at his very best as Harry Powell, the ruthless preacher without a conscience. Even the rather preachy denouement works beautifully to give it the quality of a fable. "Chiilll-dreeen..."
Rated 14 Aug 2007
97
99th
One of the most dreamlike of noirs (note the repeated, prominent references to dreams and sleep). The film almost has the air of a fairy tale, and is strikingly surreal and modern. The odd rhythms, extremely dramatic lighting, Mitchum's howls, the use of music... the whole thing just transports you to this nightmarish slumberland. The Lillian Gish section is jarring at first, but it beautifully ties in with the earlier parts of the film. While the film is not perfect, it's pretty damn close.
Rated 15 Mar 2007
90
97th
Mitchum is fantastic in this thriller that manages to effectively present a sentimental view of the innocence of children contrasted with the horrors of the adult world, while at the same time having an incredible visual style that is at different times wonderfully dark, claustrophobic, and surreal.
Rated 19 Aug 2010
5
20th
The B&W photography and use of shadows is something to truly marvel at and the film picks itself up after Laughton's bombards us with piercing musical bits to let us know Mitchum is the bad guy, who's absolutely perfect as the gold-digging rotten scoundrel. The problem with this film is the abrupt change in tone, going from lighthearted to arresting thriller in a blink of an eye, lacking appealing elements to make it continuously compelling. And how the fuck did you get that knife into prison ?!
Rated 22 Nov 2007
5
93rd
A strange and singular film, particularly for its time. The premise itself - good and evil vying for innocent souls - isn't especially obtuse, but stylistic eccentricities warp it into a bizarre event. The film has fable-like moralistic attributes, undercut by surrealism and sheer malice. Harry Powell is hitherto this point in Hollywood an incomparable and untimely villain. Was there ever a character more sinister allowed on the Production Code's watch?
Rated 23 Feb 2007
75
50th
This one threw me for a loop. I _hated_ it, until I realized that it wasn't supposed to be naturalistic at all. Then it dawned on me what an astoundingly subversive and unique film this is, even by today's standards. Still, I have a hard time getting past some of the weird acting (Mitchum excepted, of course), the spastic editing and the strange, winding plot, however intentional they may be.
Rated 28 Apr 2007
82
44th
Robert Mitchum is fantastic, and Evelyn Varden is hilarious as Icey Spoon. Other than that, the acting is silly and the plot unfocused, with an especially weak ending.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
10
12th
I realize Robert Mitchum is supposed to be some bad-assed freaky preacher...instead he hams it up, way over the top, in almost every scene he's in. I hate nearly every part of this movie. It's movies like this turd, a movie that has been stuck on a "best movies made" list for far too many years, that makes me hate old, has-been critics that are anything but current.
Rated 07 Mar 2008
23
6th
This movie is referred to as a classic, and as one of the best horror flicks of all time??? The acting is bad on all accounts, as well as the direction. The screenplay is weak. All of these I attribute to how much more sophisticated Hollywood is today compared to 50 years ago. Nonetheless, this supposed classic fails to thrill and is not recommended (even for free--waste of time).
Rated 05 Feb 2009
87
86th
The Night of the Hunter is a great film. The best things about it easily being both the acting by Robert Mitchum which is absolutely fantastic, and the Photography which is reminiscent of German Expressionist films. This film contains some incredible scenes, like Gish and Mitchum, enemies, who sing together. Fantastic, a little boring at times, but definitely something worth watching. Fantastic!
Rated 27 Jan 2009
3
61st
This was a little corny. Mitchum as a menacing preacher is the highlight, and the expressionist mise-en-scène is stellar. But after a steady diet of hard boiled detective stories, I forgot how stupid 50s Hollywood could be. The kids were annoying. I especially hated the sister and her little squeaky voice. The musical bits were fucking cheesy and when old squeaky-voice belted out a pitch-perfect ditty, I about lost it. Top it all off with a happy ending, and it's a bit of a letdown.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
90
92nd
Robert Mitchum monster movie.
Rated 31 Jan 2017
92
98th
At first I wasn't sure how much I liked this. Were the supporting actors a bit dodgy? Was it a bit hokey and implausible? It really got under my skin, though, in particular the almost Satanic preacher brought to life by Mitchum: a true bastard of the highest order. He really put me on edge, and I genuinely feared for the children. The young lad did a great job, I thought; I got a sense he was truly damaged. Some excellent film-making; the film has a surreal, nightmarish quality. Outstanding.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
91
97th
Delightfully bizarre noir fairytale, blessed with the presence of Robert Mitchum who excels in his villainous role of a classically psychopathic preacher, making a living from coldly deceiving, exploiting and even murdering the innocent. Still, it's a little confusing as to what kind of audience the film was intended for.
Rated 19 Mar 2008
15
5th
I cannot fathom why people like this film. Both the plot and the acting are truly laughably bad (and believe me, we did laugh frequently while watching this.) The accents, the facial expressions, the dialogue--not a single bit was remotely authentic which means any chance it had of inducing fear went right out the window.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
90
91st
It's filmed like a child's bizarre nightmare, the over-stylized sets, the impossible lighting, the looming, threatening shadows and the people who just don't act quite right. Mitchum is threatening and creepy with a presence that takes charge of every scene. The only issue is that the film kind of fizzles out at the end.
Rated 05 Dec 2010
95
98th
Stylistically amazing, with a perfect use of shadow and silhouette. The cinematography is simply fantastic, especially in the wedding night scene and the classic trip down the river. If not for a few issues I have with it (the dumb-ass slapstick in the basement scene, the meandering third act) it would be one of my absolute favourites of all time.
Rated 15 Jun 2011
91
95th
It's dreamy atmosphere just sucked me in right away. I guess I'm kind of a sucker for nightmarish films. The strange lighting and photography beautifully enhanced the film's creepiness. It also helps that Robert Mitchum is excellent as the villain. He really is one of the scariest antagonists that I've seen in a movie. Unfortunately the movie kinda falls apart at the end, but at least the first two thirds are magical.
Rated 03 Sep 2012
95
98th
An off-kilter gothic lullaby, full of strange imagery, haunting music and memorable characters. Mitchum, of course, steals the show as an unrelenting, almost supernatural ("don't he never sleep?") embodiment of pure evil. It's full of amazing scenes, but the highlight has got to be the truly surreal sequence of the kids floating down the river, watched by giant frogs, rabbits and owls.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
96th
Robert Mitchum is outstanding in this fantastic film.
Rated 20 Aug 2007
80
91st
It's since been overshadowed in terms of suspense, but besides being outstanding for its era, it's timelessly good thanks to its interesting script and wonderful cinematography, its psycho-social subtext and Mitchum's memorable performance.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
50
6th
Not as bad as it was received on release, much worse than people say it is now.
Rated 19 Sep 2014
66
87th
Another of these fascinating, weird hollywood gems, and was obviously completely a labor of love. So much could be said, but I think my favorite moments were in the middle, where the ironic, heavy-handed southern gothicism morphed into such bizarre, fairy-tale expressionism, and then, briefly, gorgeously brutal Malickian nature shots. "It's a hard world for little things."
Rated 30 Aug 2017
98
99th
In a weird way I'm glad I waited 25 years to see this movie. One of these pictures that's been talked to death that maybe I wouldn't have gotten as much out of at 18 as a I got out of it now. It's influence is spotted through film history(of the latter half of the 20th century and now) and it's kinda fun watching and recognizing it's influence instead of the other way around. I dunno I don't got too much else to say. If you're into movies and you hate this fuck you
Rated 13 Jun 2018
90
97th
My least favorite of Charles Laughton's efforts from behind the camera.
Rated 24 Sep 2021
53
20th
Gotta say I'm perplexed by this one. Other than the fine Murnau-esque photography, I really don't know why this is so revered. It feels like any bit of drama or atmosphere it manages is quickly undermined by melodrama and weird tonal shifts.
Rated 10 Jul 2022
70
38th
The black-and-white photography and trippy music create an atmospheric vibe that alternates between a child's nightmare & dream. But the story frequently stumbles. There are too many Idiot Ball moments. The scene transitions are choppy. And a director like Hitchcock could've handled the childlike fairy tale melodrama better. Still, Mitchum is creepy--like a 1950's Jason Vorhees. And it has a neat philosophical point on how religion can be used for good or evil. Marginal recommendation.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
83
72nd
I've got very mixed opinions of this. It's well shot, Mitchum delivers a performance for the ages, and the premise is pretty good. On the other hand the shots, while pretty, often serve no purpose, the rest of the acting is very mixed, the pacing is terrible, and the less said about the ending the better.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
60
62nd
Excellent film.
Rated 18 Apr 2007
80
60th
The cinematography and set design is so creepy it's almost hard to watch at times, but outside of the visual style and Robert Mitchum's excellent performance it's hard to see this as anything but merely decent. The writing is weak and the acting overall is laughable at times. It's really something how far child actors have come since the 50s. It's creepy, it's visually arresting, but ultimately it's weaker than it could have been.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
96th
A lot of great imagery here. Robert Mitchum's preacher character still creeps me out.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
88th
One of the true gems from the US in the 50s
Rated 17 Mar 2009
95
95th
The third act feels hurried, but everything else up to that point - screenwriting, cinematography - are all absolutely impeccable. The acting by the children is rather incredible. And I take back everything I ever said about Lillian Gish, who held her own against Mitchum's powerhouse here - and acted completely against her Griffith typecast.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
8
94th
The most surreal film noir, not to mention one of the best. Little by little it lulls you into something straight out of a child's worst nightmare. A child with a great imagination, that is. The black and white photography is fittingly creepy and unnatural, and Robert Mitchum gives a truly bone-chilling performance as Pastor Harry Powell. It ends on an unfortunately campy (though not altogether unfitting) note, but the rest is perfect. "Leeeaaaning on the everlaaaasting aaaaarm..."
Rated 06 Jun 2010
0
6th
The word 'idiotic' summarizes it perfectly.
Rated 09 Jul 2010
100
99th
In my top ten of all time, The Night of the Hunter draws on the Gothic horror tradition as it spins a disturbing tale of the suffocating power of evil, the way it takes over people's lives, and the need for courage to stand up against it. Laughton uses the camera beautifully, and Agee's script offers a complex portrait of small-town America: its underplayed sexual obsessions, its mob mentality, and its religious diversity/confusion. A great, great film.
Rated 29 Oct 2010
55
14th
Dated even by 1950's standards -Could be scary if youre only 10 years old.
Rated 28 Dec 2010
30
28th
Beautifully shot but utterly stupid, badly written, terribly acted.
Rated 03 Feb 2011
35
10th
That one didn't work for me at all. From the strange, over-the-top start sequence to the lame ending scene there was a complete lack of tension. It has some nice shots and a few scenes do work, but overall it feels really wrong and I had quite a hard time sitting through.
Rated 02 Mar 2011
100
99th
I think I love films that seem like they were great by accident the best. This isn't to underrate Laughton, but this movie is so strange, taking influences all over the map, from noir, to decades-old German expressionism, setting the thing in rural America, and adding one of the most evil, comic-book creatures in the history of cinema loose in it. This is not something that should work, which is why it's so great that it does.
Rated 30 May 2011
30
3rd
Over-wrought and stupid. Nice visuals, though.
Rated 09 Sep 2011
95
92nd
This movie scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. As an adult, it's still weird, still ravishing, still a revelation. Features some of the most beautiful black and white cinematography ever to come out of Hollywood and a creepy/funny performance out of a well-cast Robert Mitchum. Good stuff.
Rated 15 Nov 2013
45
34th
Stupid is as stupid does! Never have I witnessed such dumb characters, who are constantly tripping over their own ineptitude. The best things about this were Robert Mitchum and the cinematography. The rest can burn in hell!
Rated 10 Mar 2014
90
80th
Mitchum is so damn good portraying a demented preacher he started a horror movie cliche. The visuals are also outstanding and it seems like Laughton knows exactly how he wants the film to look whenever Mitchum is present. Unfortunately, every scene without him seems there merely to move the story with some awkward acting which sometimes distracts from the movie's tone and an unsatisfying ending doesn't help either. It's a truly singular film in many great ways and a few not so great.
Rated 05 Aug 2014
90
82nd
Awesome noir fairytale. So much ink has been spilled over Mitchum that Shelley Winters, as usual, gets short shrift. Her run down, desperate character grounds the more intangible elements of this film.
Rated 29 Sep 2015
90
91st
Excellent usage of lighting/shadows that really make everything seem more menacing. Brilliant acting by Mitchum as the very evil Harry Powell. Everything is just on point here, whether it's the blend of horror and comedy, or the German Expressionism (distorted buildings in a fake looking town is brilliant). Such a lovely film, even today, and a bit of an oddball in cinema history.
Rated 28 Sep 2018
95
98th
It's a true pity Laughton didn't direct more. This was really tense and stylish. He molded something of a dark fairy-tale - with wonderful cinematography and music - which really works, since it's about the children's experience. I've always thought Robert Mitchum was creepy, but he was sure something here. And Lillian Gish's contrast was enjoyable; their duet - one of my favorite parts - gave me chills.
Rated 08 Apr 2021
89
86th
Highly suspenseful & highly stylized. Mitchum is downright terrifying & the kid actors are decent enough to be convincing. The camera work and sets are often praised, & for good reason. A few editing choices were a little weird; some cite surrealism, but at times it looked liked badly timed cuts & there were moments sounds overlapped/repeated & distracted me. I'm not sure if some scenes were meant to be funny, or if they just seem that way through a modern lens. Overall though, it's excellent.
Rated 08 Apr 2023
7
94th
the closest classic hollywood ever got to inhabiting a child's nightmare, a spider's web built out of nursery rhymes and fairytales, only its horrors are derived from real world values/institutions ostensibly designed to protect, embodied by mitchum's sleepless ghoul-priest. as in BEND OF THE RIVER (see also ON DANGEROUS GROUND), heaven and hell are connected by a river and the passage from one to the other requires a confrontation with the evil inside you (or the money inside your doll).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
61st
Wonderfully sinister film and Robert Mitchum is amazing. It's biggest flaw is some painfully bad child actors who unfortunately have a good deal of screen time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
87th
Quite possibly deserves a higher score (it's been a while).
Rated 10 Sep 2007
85
79th
It's not at all difficult to see the influence this film has had on the Coen brothers, among other directors. Laid-back and dreamy, then wickedly tense in spots. An excellent film.
Rated 22 Aug 2008
80
84th
Awesome until it turns into a completely different kind of movie halfway through.
Rated 22 Sep 2008
70
30th
Really overrated.
Rated 26 Jun 2009
87
81st
It's a hard world for little things.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
100
96th
"The Night of the Hunter" is a timeless genre-bender of a motion picture, brushing alongside the banks (no pun intended) of such genres as horror, fantasy, musical, and religious inspiration. It's a solid film, perfect in so many ways, with beautiful and haunting sequence after beautiful and haunting sequence. When you see "The Night of the Hunter" - I assure you, it will not leave your memory too soon.
Rated 12 Jan 2010
75
50th
What would have been a classic is done a great disservice by its disastrous third act, which takes what could have been a better film and cheapens it to the point that it feels like a thoughtless holiday movie, even going so far as to break the fourth wall. Robert Mitchum is wonderful, but it's a shame that one of cinema's great villains is wasted on a film that desperately tries to shed the menacing tone it achieves early on.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
89
81st
A wild, offbeat ride. In particular, it's unbelievably dark given that copyright date, putting the film's children in constant, gloomy danger as they flee the money-lusting villain. The film has a grand theatrical sense, pulling off impactful bits involving distant silhouettes and stark lighting effects that owe something to the rich field of stagecraft. The film's dark heart is the performance by Mitchum, a sly portrait of nasty allure and fierce danger lingering just below the surface.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
6
53rd
Lots of production codes that are all great along with Mitchum being the center of attention every time he's on screen should of been enough. The tone switches too often and the ending fails to deliver.
Rated 27 Sep 2010
95
96th
The singing scenes: 95 Robert Mitchum: 95 Expressionist posing: 95 (anyone notice that Lilian Gish and Robert Mitchum's characters were the same person, but at opposite poles?)
Rated 13 Nov 2010
45
85th
Beautiful set design and photography. Like a dream, it has the tendency to swing quickly back and forth between emotional extremes. As a stylistic choice, seemingly used to convey the connectedness of good and evil, it fits with the rest of the film but it can be very jarring when one isn't prepared.
Rated 20 Jan 2011
81
90th
Mostly takes place in the nightmare world of the children; actually I now feel that even more than being about good vs evil, this movie is largely about abusive parents specifically. The expressionistic style is captivating throughout, but the scenes of the children adrift on the boat, when the movie jumps into full fantasy mode, are mind-blowing. The stylized dialogue and symbolism demand rewatching. The soundtrack is also brilliant. Not crazy about the denouement, but it's functional.
Rated 20 Jun 2011
58
20th
One of the most pretentious movies I've ever seen.
Rated 18 Jul 2011
98
95th
Featuring Robert Mitchum's formidable performance as child-hunting preacher, The Night of the Hunter is a disturbing look at good and evil.
Rated 14 Nov 2011
50
14th
A major let-down.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
70
17th
Went in with low expectations cos it's all old n shit, but actually quite enjoyed it. There's some phoney dialogue and hammyier acting, but very striking cinematography and a genuinely terrifying character in the preacher.
Rated 22 Jan 2012
70
56th
As great as Robert Mitchum is in this film it's a shame he gets dragged down a bit by some crummy kid acting. While it's still got a creepy vibe I can't help but feel it's a bit dated. Numerous plot points make little sense and the tone shifts at the drop of a hat too often. It's worth a watch in a historical sense, but not something I'd necessarily recommend to a casual movie fan.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
92
95th
Such a dark, creepy movie. In fact this is surely one of the creepiest movies I've seen from the 50s. I couldn't imagine anyone better than Mitchum, with his menacingly peculiar looks, playing this unsettling role. The first half of the film is definitely stronger than the second, as much of the growing tension seems extinguished once the kids arrive at the woman's house. But the whole thing is created with a great off-kilter, dreamlike quality. It's a shame Laughton didn't make more films.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
60
36th
So, is this the first instance of the Love/Hate tattoo on the knuckles? Anyways.... This feels like the kind of movie where it'd be fun to discover it on television with absolutely no context attached to it. But at no point does it feel weighty or significant. It's slight. Frothy. Kind of good and unusual in a Twilight Zone kind of way, but why on Earth is it even in the conversation with some of the best horror films of all time?
Rated 16 Mar 2012
79
72nd
The river scenes are wonderful, perfectly capturing a dreamy fairy-tale feeling, and provide such eye candy. Mitchum is certainly great, too. Outside of that it's not always stellar, and can even be annoying at times. Too much poor acting and questionable editing. Ultimately it only really clicks about half the time, but when it does, it's amazing.
Rated 21 May 2012
49
29th
The good: the cinematography is incredible. The wedding night scene and the shot of the front of the house in the mist are particular highlights. The bad: EVERYTHING ELSE. 'What could have possessed that girl?' 'Satan.' 'ahhh.'
Rated 17 Jun 2012
45
7th
Aside from Mitchum, the acting is horrible, but to be fair to the cast, some of the stilted dialogue, awkward scenes, and terrible pacing are due to the atrocious editing and directing (a truly amateurish effort!). This is a film without any subtlety, and this is a shame because the premise is fantastic as is some of the cinematography. I do not understand the praise: this film was bad 60 years ago, is bad today, and will be bad 500 years from now. That said... ♪♪ Leaning... leaning
Rated 02 Sep 2012
99
94th
Of course it doesn't look or feel like an American film of 1955, but at that moment it was essential that some movies begin to do things differently. The Night of the Hunter is not just a great film, it is among the great expressions of America's sense of childhood giving way to warped adulthood. Everything that was "wrong" about it, was right - because an artist had perceived the work as a whole and brought it home. It was the public that was wrong and no condition is more alarming.
Rated 10 Sep 2012
74
54th
Really beautifully shot and directed with a great performance from Mitchum, but the script is all over the place.
Rated 12 Nov 2012
75
50th
Mitchum is amazing, the children are terrible
Rated 25 Nov 2012
74
48th
An inconsistent film in both quality and style -- I absolutely loved the almost-gothic, gleefully nightmarish style of the 'escape' segment, but the ending (last 5 or so minutes) of the film annoyingly reiterates the theme of the film in a totally dated and cheesy manner. Overall, it's more good than bad, and effectively tells a kids tale through the eyes of a longing adult.
Rated 20 Feb 2013
90
96th
Robert Mitchum can play one scary character. The story is great the acting is incredible and is unbelievable how many classic scenes and how influential it has been for horror and thriller movies.
Rated 22 Feb 2013
90
91st
The "evil preacher" is a B movie cliche nowadays, but here it's incredibly shocking and chilling. This film is packed with iconic scenes and Mitchum's performance is one of the best of the horror genre. The kid stars aren't great, but aren't as bad as they could have been. Definitely a classic of the genre.
Rated 04 Sep 2014
96
99th
A nightmare set in a children's picture book, masterfully riding the fine line between darkness and humor. Eerily beautiful with all its idiosyncrasies.
Rated 29 Oct 2014
70
57th
Exemplary as a Hitchcockian nightmarish thriller, tacky as a cautionary tale/'message movie'. There's something really complacent about a film that announces its 'moral' right at the beginning and then spends its entire runtime loudly confirming itself (thematically, the mere non-obvious scene is the doll's final stand). Still, when it comes to atmospherics, this one's home to some of the most haunting shots you'll find in any noir and Mitchum surely is a formidable presence
Rated 09 Apr 2015
60
41st
The premise is well executed up until the third act, where the change in tone takes the wind out of an otherwise entertaining movie. Of course this doesn't make the iconic villain any less memorable, and Mitchum absolutely nails the role of the murderous preacher, despite his screen time diminishing towards the end. Laughton's only picture is filmed and scored terrifically, and only the narrative lets it down.
Rated 08 May 2017
7
99th
One of the most beautifullly haunting films ive ever seen. The scene where Mitchum goes into the basement is absolutely terrifying
Rated 27 Feb 2018
100
98th
You won't find anything quite like this movie. It's got the darkness and light of a fairytale with a thread of the blackest humour running through it all, and let's not forget Robert Mitchum as one of the scariest villains in cinema. Fantastic!
Rated 19 Jun 2019
83
83rd
Let us not forget that this film contains the line "First day my joints is all limbered up I'll go down and give her a good caulking" Ruby and Pearl are such awful characters/performances, they really hurt the film, but the presentation is otherwise impeccable. Also, this exchange "What could have possessed that woman?" "Satan." "Ooohhh."
Rated 30 Jul 2019
90
92nd
Holds up really well. Incredibly exciting and well acted. The German Expressionism-style cinematography is incredible.
Rated 25 Apr 2020
35
52nd
Beautiful cinematography, and quite creepy at parts.
Rated 17 Jun 2020
85
87th
mitchum plays the character named trauma in this great adaptation of psychology 101 text book
Rated 15 Jul 2020
23
5th
It's pretty to look at quite often, although try-hard. The whole thing is so choreographed and stiff, with bad child acting, poorly handled tone swings, and awful pacing. When a movie is touted as a classic thriller, I expect some thrills. I didn't get many. It lacks tension overall, and the preacher antagonist lacks intelligence, subtlety, mystery, and sinisterness. No sense of humor, and the whole thing peters out in the end. The more I think about it, this is a bad movie. Yeah, I said it.
Rated 19 Jul 2020
80
26th
It's an old style Robert Mitchum film.
Rated 23 Jul 2020
65
45th
Weird pace, the edition has some terrible moments; the only solid thing about it is the plot and the characters. There are some memorable moments/dialogues/scenes. Still, the ending looks like such a self sabotage.
Rated 03 Aug 2020
60
44th
The main reason to watch "The Night of the Hunter" is the several eerie moments that can be found throughout. Unfortunately, almost all the characters act like complete idiots all the time, thus it's kinda hard to invest in the story. As for the meaning, the good vs evil allegory is trite and childish, whereas films like "M" have done the whole mob psychology thing infinitely better. Also, don't tell me you didn't get major "Home Alone" vibes during the cellar scene. Like, what the fuck.
Rated 03 Dec 2020
80
68th
When a movie this old still manages to entertain, that's a very good sign.
Rated 21 Jan 2021
65
46th
It looks very pretty with the lighting and some of the scenes just have a super creepy mood to them. You can see how carefully they have been set up and planned. The acting hasn't aged well and the last part of the movie especially is just not that good.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
2
31st
Overrated.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
90
91st
Dark, captivating, visually and sonically splendid.
Rated 03 Apr 2021
85
73rd
Beautiful visual style and use of contrast. Similar to German Expressionism. Very suspenseful and at times dream-like. I like the sparse use of singing. It's interesting to see the religious mindset of people in rural USA in the 50s', but I wonder how accurate this is. The main character is charming and threatening at the same time. It only looses some points because some of the other characters are quite simple minded.
Rated 23 Sep 2021
85
83rd
What a cinematography!
Rated 01 Feb 2007
98
98th
another personal favourite
Rated 26 Mar 2007
100
95th
One-of-a-kind absolute classic. Not unlike a really scary fairy tale. This movie still scares the shit out of me, decades after I first saw it

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