Review of Marathon Man (1976) by Dee R — 12 Jul 2010

Classic thriller with Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider.

This review of Marathon Man (1976) was written by Dee R on 12 Jul 2010.

Marathon Man has generally received positive reviews.

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By Gavin M (668) on 15 Feb 2015

Despite this film's opening thirty-five minutes being mind-numilingly slow, the film picks up pace and becomes a very fun thriller thanks to…

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By Michael W (3,003) on 03 Jun 2015

A true thriller classic. One will never be the same after hearing the dentist drill again…

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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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