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By Jon W (769) on 23 Nov 2008

Nihilism, misanthropy, angst, despair, and tightly-coiled suspense combine into a masterpiece. A thinking man's action movie…

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By Cha T (222) on 21 Nov 2008

Driving dynamite through the mountains? If that doesn't stress you out nothing will…

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By Sergio M (183) on 20 Nov 2008

Steinbeck, auster, fante, hitchcock, even mills. all come to mind while watching this tale of sweat and guts and desperation…

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By Stuart M (627) on 17 Nov 2008

The greatest action film ever made. Grim, cynical, tense, spellbinding…

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By Svein S (37) on 02 Nov 2008

This film has some major problems…

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By Terri H (1,064) on 11 Oct 2008

This may be the most suspenseful film I've EVER seen. If you don't mind subtitles, I highly recommend this film…

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By Gary N (139) on 08 Oct 2008

The tobacco blowing away. My favorite scene…

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By Mauro V (10) on 01 Oct 2008

The first 45 minutes is a bit dull, but things improve once they get the nitroglycerine out…

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By Ann D (219) on 21 Sep 2008

For a two and a half hour movie, it doesn't drag a bit. the imagery especially during the climax is provocative and disturbing…

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By Oscar T (386) on 20 Sep 2008

This movie is astonishing, a gritty story filmed in an ultra-real style that relies simply on the beauty of lighting and film to achieve its…

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By Wooda M (3) on 09 Sep 2008

Suspenseful sometimes. often very awkward. bizarre relationships and characters. absurd ending was funny…

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By Blake L (158) on 09 Sep 2008

Suspenseful sometimes. often very awkward. bizarre relationships and characters. absurd ending was funny…

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By Jared H (400) on 09 Sep 2008

Suspenseful sometimes. often very awkward. bizarre relationships and characters. absurd ending was funny…

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 07 Sep 2008

Clouzot was a master... I have no doubt of that... this is probably his best movie (although Les Diaboliques was amazing)…

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By Niklas M (1) on 31 Aug 2008

Henri-Georges Clouzot is French and his few films have often been compared to Alfred Hitchcock because he seems to have an instinct on how…

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By Tim J (284) on 18 Aug 2008

It's an anti-capitalism flick, pure and simple. Ordinary people wasted so Americans can have oil. Could this be more relevant…

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By Sanfr P (22) on 12 Aug 2008

Slow starting, but this truck race classic is brilliantly tense; highly recommended…

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By Matt H (2,287) on 30 Jul 2008

Outcasts hired to drive transport trucks full of nitroglycerine have to literally inch the trucks through miles of treacherous mountains without…

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By Patrick R (412) on 14 Jul 2008

One of the most original films I've seen, the 80 minutes of sustained suspense is so taut. I already want to re-watch this film it was so good…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 28 Jun 2008

Anyone that thinks a black and white film from the early '50's could never make you hang to the edge of your seat and hold your breath in fear…

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