Odd Man Out

Released Apr 23, 1947

1h 55m

Mystery & Thriller

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A wounded fugitive's dark odyssey through the streets of Belfast. Following a "fundraising" robbery which goes horribly wrong, the badly injured, abandoned, and increasingly delirious IRA leader wanders the city in search of an escape route from the British authorities.

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James Agee

TIME Magazine

Dostoevskian in conception and design, the story progressively becomes more wildly adventurous, more mystical, more half-baked. But even in its failures, Odd Man Out is admirable.

Mar 2, 2018

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Keith Phipps

The Dissolve

What begins as an exercise in realism that includes an exceedingly quiet, civil robbery sequence, become increasingly expressionistic as it goes along.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 13, 2015

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... one of the great British films of the 1940s and a powerful drama of one man’s long dark night of the soul ...

Mar 9, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A more familiar classic...

Jan 22, 2024

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

If not Reed’s very best film, "Odd Man Out" shows us that “The Third Man,” “Fallen Idol,” Our Man in Havana” and the Technicolor glories of “Oliver!” were produced by a singular talent who only suffers when he's compared to the very best of his era.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 22, 2023

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Chris H

First of all, it's not The Third Man, but I'm struggling to criticise it in any other way. James Mason plays it superbly; he is a terrorist murderer with whom we grow to sympathise, but this is not fairy tale mush; he maintains an edge, even in his severely weakened state, and he is no cuddly reformed villain. The behaviour of all around him - strange characters, with their own way of looking at the world - makes this film real and emotional.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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nick s

The cast was remarkably good in this film. The story went to interesting and unexpected places. It seemed that every character was trying to balance their own welfare against the cause they believed in, and each character had redeeming qualities. The film had good suspense in every scene.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Jack V

A masterpiece from start to finish, this movie has it all. Thrilling action, complex characters and moral debates, impeccable plot and acting and a fitting end. As well as impressive directing for the time. Just pure perfection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Steven S

''Odd Man Out'' is a heavy dose of Kafka meets Dostoevsky. The watching of it is more an experience and embodiment than it is a viewing. The quest for freedom is consumed by darkness, just like the rooms, moods, and alleys, of this great film. • Reed nailed it: Mason too •

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Jerry R

Moving, Rashomon-like, presentation of the IRA fighter who gets left behind and the many characters he encounters. The girl he loves is willing to lie to him and to be with him, whatever his fate. A great film noir episode from the 50s.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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acsdoug D

Another "classic" film where I just don't see the appeal. The cinematography is terrific, very noir-ish. I just found the film a bit of a drag. Most of the scenes involve extensive dialogue that I did not find very interesting, The story is not that great either.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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Synopsis

A wounded fugitive's dark odyssey through the streets of Belfast. Following a "fundraising" robbery which goes horribly wrong, the badly injured, abandoned, and increasingly delirious IRA leader wanders the city in search of an escape route from the British authorities.

Director: Carol Reed
Producer: Carol Reed
Screenwriter: R.C. Sherriff, F.L. Green
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Two Cities Films Ltd.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 23, 1947, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 55m

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