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By Jay N (1,399) on 19 May 2010

A good one, with an ending you don't see coming. Set in 1930's Hollywood, just as the industry is getting off the ground…

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By Ian M (1,478) on 25 Apr 2010

There were no locusts in it but it was still very good…

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By Særún G (172) on 12 Nov 2009

Allegorical film that depicts the moral decay of 1930's Hollywood. Donald Sutherland gave an unusual performance as Homer Simpson…

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By Ben B (1,489) on 12 Nov 2009

Allegorical film that depicts the moral decay of 1930's Hollywood. Donald Sutherland gave an unusual performance as Homer Simpson…

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By Harry E (73) on 08 Sep 2009

Forgotten masterpiece of 70's cinema…

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By Maryann W (19) on 09 Aug 2009

A long, depressing film. Quite obviously not one that was made to be particularly likable…

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By Mikko D (95) on 05 Jun 2009

Horrifying look at 30s Hollywood. There is a lot of built up emotion and tension throughout that just explodes nicely at the climax…

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By Robert C (1,701) on 05 Apr 2009

Sadly, a mixed bag for what could have been a great, unforgettable film of the 70s…

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By Sarah G (848) on 17 Feb 2009

One of the best movies about old hollywood. a grim story about a few of those who didnt quite make it in the business…

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By Samoa G (20) on 16 Feb 2009

I actually can't think of another film with such an original plot…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 07 Feb 2009

A story about a group people living the not so glamourous life in hollywood in the 1930's…

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By Lotti K (207) on 24 Sep 2008

Worth watching for Hall's cinematography. Has what could easily be considered one of the most insane endings Hollywood has ever produced…

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By Toby R (25) on 13 Aug 2008

A horrific, eerie look at Hollywood's destructive vibe and its ups and downs…

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By Enrico C (40) on 03 Aug 2008

From a brilliant novel of the unlucky writer Nathanael West…

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By Bleak M (65) on 19 Jun 2008

Ignored since its release, but a powerful adaptation of the Nathaniel West classic…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Jun 2008

Magnificent production, combined with excellent casting and direction, make The Day of the Locust as fine a film (in a professional sense)…

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By Marc D (111) on 25 May 2008

The underside of Hollywood. Depressing as can be but really really good…

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By Whitney B (224) on 18 Apr 2008

Amazing and depressing look at 1930s Hollywood…

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By Garrett T (120) on 15 Apr 2008

An incredible portrait of lost dreams and intense obsession in 1930s Hollywood. Definitely a credit to 1970s cinema…

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By Andy P (1,510) on 27 Mar 2008

I wasn't too impressed with this one. It wasn't as engrossing and tragic as the reviews I read made it out to be…

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