A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 19 Nov 2002
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was released in 1962 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 83 reviews, giving The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 83% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 77%, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 63%.
Other movies from 1962 with similar scores include films like The Music Man and Knife in the Water.
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