In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
Pickup on South Street has generally received very positive reviews.
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Pickup on South Street was released in 1953 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 132 reviews, giving Pickup on South Street (1953) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 79%, Pickup on South Street is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 60%.
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