Odd Man Out

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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.

Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

An enrapturing crisis of faith

Aug 22, 2025

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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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Pat Padua

Washington City Paper

When it starts snowing in the final act, it feels like a much darker parallel to It’s a Wonderful Life.

Oct 14, 2024

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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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Peter F

It was really distracting having none of the cast, other than the children playing in the street, having Belfast accents. James Mason didn't even attempt a Belfast accent and the rest of the cast had southern/Dublin accents. Great mood and cinematography. Some great shots of 1940s post war Belfast.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Sharon N

It is one of the most tedious movies ever.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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SICKS6SIX S

One of the best British films of that era. The b&w film creates a eerie feel to the film and the air raid shelter scene when he's slipping in and out of reality is one of cinemas best moments. The first time you watch it you think your watching someone's dream that's been captured and put on the big screen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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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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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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