In a Lonely Place

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1 hr. 31 min.

Drama

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96%

53 Reviews

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Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) and his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Grahame) are just getting to know each other romantically when the police begin questioning Dixon about his involvement in the murder of a girl he met once. Certain her new love interest is innocent, Laurel stands by Dixon, but as the police continue pressing him, Dixon begins to act increasingly erratically. The blossoming love affair suffers as Laurel begins to wonder if Dixon really might be a killer.

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Led by extraordinary performances from Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, In a Lonely Place is a gripping noir of uncommon depth and maturity.

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nick s

Not the thriller I was expecting, but a wonderful nuanced screenplay. The acting was superb, as is to be expected from two of the greats. There was a patch in the middle of the movie where it seemed like the director was drifting from the plot, but he was actually setting up the sumptuous ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Mike F

Bogart is brilliant in this murder mystery thriller and well complemented by Grahame, who garnered the attention of Hollywood for this performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Red T

All Time Classic. The highlight is the phenomenal performances by Gloria & Bogie. Whenever they are on screen they sizzle with chemistry, tension, and witty dialogue. The supporting cast is really good also. The music is excellent, the cinematography is excellent with some really creative angles at times, but also knows when to just focus on its two leads and lets them light up the screen. This makes great use of the black and white ascetics. The editing and pacing are excellent also. This merges a Murder Mystery with a Romance Drama perfectly so much so I can't even distinguish which it is sometimes. This always stays focused on either of the two leads as well. This is a sad tale of temperament, lost love, and presumption. This does a great job in the final 15 minutes especially ramping of the tension and making you question if he really did it or not. A testament to Bogarts acting. Everyone should give this a try once.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Noah G

Decent not his best. Bogart is good but the actress can't act.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Michael V

THE BOGART SUSPENSE PICTURE WITH THE SURPRISE FINISH! In a Lonely Place is a 1950 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray 🎥 It's ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I'd recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 An aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental boyfriend is a murderer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Jose p

Brilliance, arrogance, charm and fiery anger. Bogart highlights it all here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Nicholas Ray

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Humphrey Bogart

Dixon Steele

Gloria Grahame

Laurel Gray

Frank Lovejoy

Det. Sgt. Brub Nicolai

Carl Benton Reid

Capt. Lochner

Art Smith

Mel Lippman

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Edward Porter

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There is lyricism in this melodrama but it comes strictly in a pessimistic film-noir style: the movie's faith in the power of love is remarkably limited.

Aug 29, 2022

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Ela Bittencourt

Hyperallergic

In a Lonely Place isn't so much a straightforward thriller as it is a poignant psychological study of a person and a milieu, veiled as an atmospheric noir.

Feb 25, 2020

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Humphrey Bogart's world-weariness and romanticism take on something brutal and misogynist in this 1950 noir masterpiece directed by Nicholas Ray - and it's a marvellous performance by Gloria Grahame.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 22, 2017

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Jeremy Carr

Vague Visages

In a Lonely Place finds Nicholas Ray still the relative newcomer to the Hollywood studio scene, yet he is already displaying subversive evidence of instilling in his work representative preoccupations.

Nov 15, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This is film noir without guns and gangsters, with no robberies or blackmail schemes, where the only crime on screen is a couple of alcohol-fueled assault... and yet it is among the most devastating noir dramas you’ll ever see.

Apr 14, 2023

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Ray Pride

Newcity

As in the finest exemplars of film noir, the screenplay is a fated funhouse of crisscrossing intentions: not only does Ray burrow into the subtext with his own romantic struggles, he describes how to make movies like the one we’re watching.

Rated: 10/10

Oct 30, 2022

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Synopsis

Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) and his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Grahame) are just getting to know each other romantically when the police begin questioning Dixon about his involvement in the murder of a girl he met once. Certain her new love interest is innocent, Laurel stands by Dixon, but as the police continue pressing him, Dixon begins to act increasingly erratically. The blossoming love affair suffers as Laurel begins to wonder if Dixon really might be a killer.

Director: Nicholas Ray
Screenwriter: Dorothy B. Hughes, Edmund H. North, Andrew Solt
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 1950, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2014
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1), 35mm

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