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Picnic (1956)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:3

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An award-winning film adaptation of the William Inge play. Hal Carter is an arrogant drifter who sets off dramatic fireworks when he visits a quiet Kansas town to see an old friend. Before long he... [More]

Starring: William Holden, Susan Strasberg, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell

Director: Joshua Logan

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Reviews for Picnic

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:39 AM	Time Out
2/5	Christopher Null	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2005 10:15 PM	Filmcritic.com
N/R	Stephen Holden	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 01 2005 10:01 AM	New York Times
4/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Dec., 18 2004 08:58 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
5/5	Nell Minow	No review available. Comment \| Oct., 21 2004 02:01 PM	Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
4/5	Carol Cling	No review available. Comment \| Aug., 22 2003 06:38 PM	Las Vegas Review-Journal
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 12 2002 08:22 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:22 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2/5	Michael W. Phillips, Jr.	A real meatball. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 28 2002 08:18 AM	Goatdog's Movies
N/R	Mick LaSalle	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
2/4	Roger Ebert	Clunky and awkward, with inane dialogue, it's a movie to show how attitudes have changed. Full Review \| 1 Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Sun-Times

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