Above par noir thriller that takes some stereotypical characters and potentially sentimental situations to fashion them into a film that thinks as well as entertains.
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10/23/07
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Reviews for On Dangerous Ground
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Top CriticWhat succeeds in On Dangerous Ground is the raw emotionalism that bleeds out from the screen, unmatched in any of Ray's other films.
07/02/09
Nicholas Ray's classic noir starring Ryan and Lupino.
03/02/08
A realistic and often gripping crime yarn.
10/23/07
Top CriticOne of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies.
10/23/07
One of noir's most soulful and poetic expressions of hope and redemption.
08/16/06
[One of] a string of masterworks from Ray.
07/20/06
Perched between late-'40s noir and mid-'50s crime drama, this is one of the great, forgotten works of the genre.
05/01/06
No review available.
06/19/05
Overcomes its artificial contrivances to become a touching psychological drama about despair and loneliness.
01/29/05
No review available.
02/13/04
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