On the Waterfront
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On the Waterfront

1954Movie1 h 48 minNR19 awards

CrimeDrama
89
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IMDb8.1Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic918.4Rotten Tomatoes99%95%
89
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic918.4Rotten Tomatoes99%95%

Summary

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

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  • Teens

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Holds up a mirror.

Not for laughs, warmth or scares.

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Rule of Symbolismin 2,297 titlesPigeons in the same family as doves — as in the symbol of peace and the symbol of urban infestation and white splotches on a car are basically cousins.Pan and ScanRare · in 38 titlesInverted; Director of Photography Boris Kaufman shot the movie in the 4:3 Academy ratio, leaving enough space for projectionists to matte it to 1.All 70 tropes

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