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06/24/06
The Crucible (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 19 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Synopsis: The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic, fact-based play, which was a veiled metaphor for the "Red Scare" McCarthy Hearings of the 1950s. Set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, the story concerns Abigail, a teenager who once had an affair with married farmer John Proctor. Their... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison
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01/01/00
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The movie version reveals the play as what it always was: a melodrama about a married guy who shouldn't have dallied with a vengeful girl.
07/30/07
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04/09/05
Arthur Miller's story of hysteria, persecution and social injustice, is classy and powerful with some marvelous acting.
07/01/04
Superb adaptation is as topical as ever, with its trenchant themes of hypocrisy, hate-mongering and political coups d'etat crawling all over each other like worms in a can.
06/16/04
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05/21/03
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11/06/02
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10/15/02
Compels us to recognize the shadow side of our lives, including the evil inside us.
08/29/02
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