Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:24
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: It occasionally fails to live up to its subject matter -- and is perhaps an 'important' film more than a 'great' one -- but the performances from Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire are superb.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Though the studios of the Golden Age were reluctant to produce films about Anti-Semitism, this Elia Kazan picture remains one of the best of the few Hollywood treatments of the subject. Gregory... [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm
Director: Elia Kazan
Reviews for Gentleman's Agreement
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While this multi-Oscar-winning film was controversial at the time of its release, it now seems overly preachy. Full Review |
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Good performances, however, particularly from Garfield and Holm. Full Review |
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Gentleman's Agreement is an important experiment, honestly approached and successfully brought off. Full Review |
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It looks pretty timorous now. Full Review |
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[A] brilliant and powerful film. Full Review |
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3/4 |
You'd think a 60-year-old movie about prejudice would be passé by now. You'd be wrong. Full Review |
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4/4 |
[It] remains a classic crusading film. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
An incisive look at the effects of anti-Semitism and the attempts to stamp it out. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Tame and too hopeful by today's standards, but Kazan's message drama was important in 1947, representing one of the first time that the word Jew was explicity used in a Hollywood picture. Full Review |
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3/5 |
No review available.
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3/5 |
Preachy but effective indictment of anti-Semitism
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4/5 |
No review available.
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5/5 |
A frightening time capsule of ethnic intolerance.
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5/5 |
Verdadeiro tratado sociológico sobre a intolerância e o preconceito, o filme continua a impressionar por sua ambição e por se manter atual quase 60 anos depois de realizado.
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B- |
The film does try to tackle a subject matter that has not been covered too well by Hollywood at the time, and for that alone it should be commended. Full Review |
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3/5 |
I definitely can't fault Gentleman's Agreement for its subject matter, but man, does it ever beat you over the head with it. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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1/5 |
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4/5 |
The film still has abundant meaning and should be fully and widely enjoyed. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Preachy but enjoyable. Full Review |
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