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Deliverance

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Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia. When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backwoods locals, who stalk the vacationers and savagely attack them in the woods. Reeling from the ambush, the friends attempt to return home but are surrounded by dangerous rapids and pursued by a madman. Soon, their canoe trip turns into a fight for survival.
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Given primal verve by John Boorman's unflinching direction and Burt Reynolds' star-making performance, Deliverance is a terrifying adventure.

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Derek Malcolm Guardian It is also a finely structured allegory about America and Americans. But at least it works properly on a more basic level. It’s good to watch, and then to think about. Sep 28, 2022 Full Review Glenn Kenny Decider The movie casts a spell through images both ugly and beautiful, and other sounds, none of them really reflecting the idea of "nature in harmony." All here is dissonance, and the best one can do is find a thread of consolation within. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review TIME Magazine Each of the four lead performances is exceptional, none more so than Burt Reynolds' beefy, supercilious Lewis. Aug 24, 2008 Full Review David Elliott Chicago Daily News It is not meant to be "liked," and in a sense I didn't like it at all, but that made its power and control all the more convincing, and I greatly admire the film's single-minded intensity. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Anchored by some solid performances, strong direction, and a sharp aesthetic, “Deliverance” creates an atmosphere as threatening as it is beautiful and throws it’s characters right in the middle of it. Rated: 4/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Deliverance is a classic film that nonetheless isn’t in the same league as poet James Dickey’s first (and only great) full-length fiction, a work as perfect in its way as, say, The Great Gatsby... Aug 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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David M John Boorman's classic made a huge impact when I first saw it. I'm not sure when that was - whenever it was, the sexual assault scene lodged itself in my brain with disturbing effect. Revisiting it, the technical mastery of the film is more apparent to me now - the muted colour tones, the brilliant cinematography, Boorman's never-better direction, and the star-making performances. The scene which scarred me the first time around still disturbs and upsets. Still, the whole film exerts a vice-like grip and asks searching, pertinent questions about masculinity, the relationship between people and the environment, the fissures which still run ever-deeper through American-society, and the way we deal with the worst parts of ourselves. There's a convincing argument to be made that it's a folk horror film, but it's more purely hits the beats of a survival/psychological thriller. However you classify it, it's an upsetting, surprisingly nuanced film that exerts a huge influence over American cinema. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Nick R It's tough to watch at times and not for everyone, but it's tense and very well made. Plus the Dueling Banjos scene is just so iconic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Jarred D You want your boy to grow up into a man? You show him this film and tell him to take notes on Burt fkn Reynolds. I'll cliff notes it for you: Banjo - Mustache - Bow - Climb - Kill - Climb - Escape - Kill. This re-cap makes me want to go re-watch this film right now. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review The W dumbest SHIAT i have ever seen so freaking stupid an annoying,,,, the director needs too take a look at himself for allowing this POS to come to light... like WTFFFFF Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T One of the best movie that give you nerve, frighteningand satisfaction at the same time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Geke g I like it from poster Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia. When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backwoods locals, who stalk the vacationers and savagely attack them in the woods. Reeling from the ambush, the friends attempt to return home but are surrounded by dangerous rapids and pursued by a madman. Soon, their canoe trip turns into a fight for survival.
Director
John Boorman
Producer
John Boorman
Screenwriter
James Dickey
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 30, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 49m
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