The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:14
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When a Russian sub runs aground off the coast of New England the locals mobilize a chaotic defense. Prototype for Spielberg's big budget "1941." Based on the novel "The Off-Islanders" by Nathaniel... [More]
Starring: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith
Director: Norman Jewison
Reviews for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
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Sweet and charmingly funny in many places, this is dated but entertaining. Full Review |
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C+ |
Inexplicably nominated for Best Picture Oscar, Norman Jewison's situation comedy is mildly amusing, benefiting from a catchy title and allowing Alan Arkin to sport a Russian accent as sailor of a Soviet submarine. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Though the film is more than two hours long, the pace is always quick, thanks to the fine editing done by Williams and future director Ashby. Full Review |
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It skewers hawkish reactionism and mob militancy, and its sympathetic portrayal of the beached Russians -- not to mention the panicky buffoonery of the Americans -- probably gave the more rabid Commie-haters conniptions. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A true classic Cold War comedy told with wit, slapstick, and paranoia.
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 2/5 |
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3/5 |
Now terribly quaint (just look at the title!) and not nearly as funny as film historians would lead you to believe. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Fabulously funny!
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81/100 |
At the foundation of this movie is a great script. Full Review |
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The cast is great and the scene in which Carl Reiner and vaudeville vet Tessie O'Shea are lashed together is unforgettably funny. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Cold war hysteria hits a peak in this clever satire.
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3/5 |
I have never understood the "classic" status of this movie.
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7/10 |
...a disarming send-up of Cold War paranoia. Full Review |
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More memorable for its title than for anything else. Full Review |
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