Don't Look Now

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Don't Look Now

R

Released Dec 25, 1973

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

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Still grieving over the accidental death of their daughter, Christine (Sharon Williams), John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie) head to Venice, Italy, where John's been commissioned to restore a church. There Laura meets two sisters (Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania) who claim to be in touch with the spirit of the Baxters' daughter. Laura takes them seriously, but John scoffs until he himself catches a glimpse of what looks like Christine running through the streets of Venice.

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Critics Consensus

Don't Look Now patiently builds suspense with haunting imagery and a chilling score -- causing viewers to feel Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie's grief deep within.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

This haunting thriller and study of the psychology of grief is one of the most accomplished, and most troubling, films by the British director Nicolas Roeg.

Mar 13, 2023

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

It is a film in which everything seems to have been sacraficed for pictorial effect.

Apr 20, 2022

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Paul D. Zimmerman

Newsweek

Roeg, for all his artiness and tricks, succeeds in creating a dark and frightening experience unlike anything ever filmed.

Feb 10, 2022

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Don’t Look Now is a textbook example of using visual motifs to unify a film (maybe to a fault from today’s point of view...)

Rated: 8/10

Jan 25, 2025

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Michael Calleri

Niagara Gazette

The extraordinarily tense and relentlessly unnerving "Don't Look Now" creates its fear especially by highlighting events that can’t be explained. It is one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve seen.

Dec 29, 2023

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

Despite being known for its lurid sex scene, Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film avoids Hollywood sensationalism while making grief into a monster.

Oct 27, 2023

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Mark F

I disliked this the first time round many years ago. It keeps appearing on 'best horror film' lists though so I decided to give it another go. Despite my being older and perhaps more patient with slow pacing, and more appreciative of artistry, my opinion of this film hasn't changed. It's an incredibly slow and dull film with very little plot. Most of the film involves watching the main characters wander around Venice, but shot in a way and at a time of year that makes Venice look miserable. So hard was my second attempt to appreciate this "cinematic masterpiece" that I had to watch it in three parts, I couldn't even get through it in one sitting. The only list it should appear on is the most overrated films of all time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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harwee h

Still a solid film, but i'm not sure if it held as well as many think. In fact its the opposite. But its still entertaining nonetheless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Audience Member

Dull and dated mood piece that is lifeless and silly. Both leads give incredible performances, but everything else about this is just terrible. Watch Hitchcock if you want to see timeless thriller/horror. Maybe if you saw this in the 70s, it could've been disturbing. Today it just feels like an amateur attempt at "atmospheric dread." Skip this overrated snooze fest.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Mason M

There are a few good scenes in this movie, and the payout in the twist is clever but nonsensical which makes this feel like a waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Jonathan O

Don't look now is really an ultimate shock of horror ever is really beautiful well made shot and location of Venice is lovely and spooky and Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland performances are really strong and powerful roles and Nicolas Roeg did really make a masterpiece of horror film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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Sabrina F

Beautiful but boring movie with a fantastic score. The performances are great from Sutherland and Christie, but the plot is actually pretty thin, so that's why we get so much scenery chewing. Sadly, the ending has long been spoiled for me. I would have liked to watch this one in theaters when it just came out because the ending would have shocked me.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/26/24

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Still grieving over the accidental death of their daughter, Christine (Sharon Williams), John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie) head to Venice, Italy, where John's been commissioned to restore a church. There Laura meets two sisters (Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania) who claim to be in touch with the spirit of the Baxters' daughter. Laura takes them seriously, but John scoffs until he himself catches a glimpse of what looks like Christine running through the streets of Venice.

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Producer: Peter Katz
Screenwriter: Allan Scott, Chris Bryant
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Casey Productions, Eldorado Film
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2014
Runtime: 1h 50m

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