Laura

Name: Laura
Duration: 1 h 28 min

1hr 28m

1hr 28m
4.0/5 (19.5K)
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A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writer:

Vera Caspary, Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein

Release Date:

Oct 11, 1944

Runtime:

1hr 28m

Synopsis

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.

Cast

Gene Tierney
Dana Andrews
Clifton Webb
Vincent Price
Judith Anderson
Grant Mitchell
Dorothy Adams
Terry Adams
John Alban
Wally Albright

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RATINGS 693 FANS

4.0

Aug 25, 2019

who killed laura p̶a̶l̶m̶e̶r̶ hunt?

2.5K Likes

Roberto_

Jun 9, 2017

yeah never trust the 50+ year old man who falls in love with a 17 year old and who thinks she's best when she's listening to him read his own articles aloud

2.1K Likes

nora

May 25, 2020

Won't lie, had a great time watching this. Gasped with every turn this film took. Not one bad performance but Vincent Price really is just THAT dude, ya know? The camera movement, the use of space, it all comes together into an ending that left me completely on edge. Not…

1.5K Likes

Karsten
May 30, 2014

An incredible film about male projection. LAURA initially plays into the cliché that tends to type all movies that start with the focal character dead, wherein the viewer gets to feel like that person is an active, driving character for the force they continue to exert on…

1.0K Likes

Jake Cole

Mar 30, 2023

I don't care if he solved the murder, if you fall in love with a painting you should get fired from the police

984 Likes

brendan o'hare

Mar 24, 2021

Judith Anderson looking into her compact, reapplying lipstick, matter-of-factly speaking about murder, cold as ice. “Because I can afford [Shelby], and I understand him. He's no good, but he's what I want. I'm not a nice person. Neither is he. He knows I know he's...…

825 Likes

DallasFrance
Jun 26, 2024

The film may seem slow at first, but it actually builds suspense without you even realizing it. The longer you focus on the story, you'll notice how well the different parts fit together and how believable everything is. The surprises in the plot make total sense, and the…

625 Likes

noen

Mar 19, 2021

This movie is spectacularly, monumentally queer, from Shelby Carpenter's (Vincent Price) assertion that he's a natural suspect because he’s "not the conventional type," to Mark McPherson's (Dana Andrews) amused, pointed glance crotchward as Waldo Lydecker (Cliffton Webb)…

574 Likes

sakana1

Jul 16, 2017

How can you not fall in love with Gene Tierney?

539 Likes

Chris Quinn

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alexandra liked

Laura

Such a confusing movie, I love it.

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Platypus Lord loved

Laura

Engrossing murder mystery plot, wonderful script (Lydecker's quirky dialogue is a delight), and beautiful cinematography. Gene Tierney is lovely. The twist completely floored me - masterfully implemented. The last five minutes are tantalizing; the suspense is unbearable.

8M

Kikomia liked

Laura

Man, I had a real good time with this movie, smiling and chuckling and clapping my knees together in a loud manner until Laura just walked through the door and said "Welp, I'm actually alive!" My enjoyment of that movie fell immensely at that point.

11M
Jay loved

Laura

This movie had me so confused at first, but I ended up really enjoying it and highly recommend for anyone who likes a black and white mystery. I love the characters and the tone of the movie plus I wasn’t expecting the ending.

3Y

CvptvinHowdy liked

Laura

They had the chance for a dark ending, but they didn't have the balls. The first half is definitely better than the second half, but overall it's still a good mystery suspense from the 40s.

9M

Matt Ortiz loved

Laura

Clifton Webb steals this movie from minute one, with his snarky narration and quick jabs at those he deems intellectually inferior (everyone in the movie)

1Y
Nothuman loved

Laura

Great script with wonderful characters that left me guessing pretty much throughout the whole thing, but delivered a strong ending

8M

hannah loved

Laura

i kept thinking that waldo either had to be the killer or the most useless character in the history of cinema 8/10

7M

Charlie loved

Laura

never thought a film noir could be so transcendent but here we are

1Y