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The Parallax View

1974Movie1 h 42 minR

CrimeDrama
73
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Metacritic656.8Rotten Tomatoes87%77%

A nerve-racking, gripping crime movie about mystery and society.

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Story

As American as apple pie.

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

Feels like

  • Conspiracy Thriller
  • Political Intrigue
  • Paranoia
  • Satirical
  • Mystery
  • 1970s Cinema
  • Cynical
  • Tense
  • Journalism

Cast

24 of 32

Crew

Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
Written by
David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Loren Singer
Produced by
Alan J. Pakula
Music by
Michael Small

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Facts

June 14, 1974 · 1 h 42 min · R

Released
June 14, 1974
Runtime
1 h 42 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$3 million
Box office
$3 million
Available in
69 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Blipvert, The Omniscient Council of Vagueness, Downer Ending +9

  • Blipvert
  • The Omniscient Council of Vagueness
  • Downer Ending
  • Cloudcuckoolander
  • Make It Look Like an Accident
  • Un-person
  • Last-Name Basis
  • Kill It with Fire
  • Even Evil Has Standards
  • Ambiguous Situation
  • Ear Ache
  • Black Comedy

12 of 52 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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3 questions, like "Where can I stream The Parallax View?"

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Where can I stream The Parallax View?

KanopyHoopla

In the United States, The Parallax View is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is The Parallax View worth watching?

73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 65).

What tropes does The Parallax View use?

BlipvertThe Omniscient Council of VaguenessDowner EndingCloudcuckoolanderMake It Look Like an AccidentUn-personLast-Name BasisKill It with FireEven Evil Has StandardsAmbiguous SituationEar AcheBlack Comedyand 40 more

TV Tropes lists 52 tropes for it, including Blipvert, The Omniscient Council of Vagueness, and Downer Ending.