A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
Panic in the Streets has generally received positive reviews.
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Panic in the Streets was released in 1950 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 49 reviews, giving Panic in the Streets (1950) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Professional critics were more impressed with Panic in the Streets than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 72%, Panic in the Streets is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1950, which stands at 63%.
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