Review of Marathon Man (1976) by Adam B — 18 Mar 2008

A taut thriller from back in the days before movies of this nature got ruined by choppy editing and muddled psychology...

This review of Marathon Man (1976) was written by Adam B on 18 Mar 2008.

Marathon Man has generally received positive reviews.

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By Roman R (421) on 17 Sep 2013

Es muy probable que Marathon Man haya hecho para dentistas lo que Psycho hizo para regaderas…

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By Oliver S (262) on 05 May 2014

Very tense movie, and when I saw this movie, I was in my teens and it scared me to death. I hardly slept the night I saw this film…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 22 Apr 2014

I found this surprisingly ineffective and wonder if the reason the dental torture scenes are the only parts people remember because the rest…

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