Out of the Past (1947)

  • 1hr 37m
  • 85

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Producer:

Warren Duff

Writer:

Daniel Mainwaring, James M. Cain, Frank Fenton

Release Date:

Nov 13, 1947

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.

Cast

  • Robert Mitchum
  • Jane Greer
  • Kirk Douglas
  • Rhonda Fleming
  • Richard Webb
  • Steve Brodie
  • Virginia Huston
  • Paul Valentine
  • Dickie Moore
  • Ken Niles

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Metacritic

85
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Based on 19 Critics
7.4

USER SCORE (7)

Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Reviews
90

The most delicate and nuanced of film noirs, graced with a reflective lyricism that almost lifts it out of the genre.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
100

Out of the Past is one of the greatest of all film noirs, the story of a man who tries to break with his past and his weakness and start over again in a town, with a new job and a new girl.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

Out Of The Past is undeniably a film noir, and rightly regarded as one of the genre’s best.

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Metacritic review by Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
The Dissolve
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