The Next Man

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The Next Man

R

1976

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

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Arab terrorists send a hit woman (Cornelia Sharpe) to stop a Saudi diplomat (Sean Connery) who wants an oil deal with Israel.

Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

The Next Man teeters on the edge of parody without giving itself the relief of falling over. It's a four-million-dollar Grade B movie.

Jan 19, 2024

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

There have been more expensive films this year, and more foolish ones, but The Next Man must be the most foolish film of such expense.

Oct 23, 2019

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A movie with an impenetrable plot that nevertheless has its moments.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 30, 2018

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…it’s not just the incessant shots of the Twin Towers and Concorde that date Richard C Sarafian’s film; the political angle seems naïve even for the 70’s…

Rated: 2/5

Jul 18, 2023

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

The Next Man is not a good movie but it has something for everyone, especially if you want to see London, Nice, Morocco, Ireland, the Bahamas, Bavaria and New York and have nothing better to do on Thanksgiving day.

Oct 28, 2019

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Bernard Drew

Gannett News Service

The Next Man is a beautifully photographed (by Michael Chapman) thriller, which goes all around the world and no place at all.

Oct 23, 2019

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Josh G

Meh, go watch a bond film.....

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/23

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Audience Member

If you can get past the extreme implausibility of Sean Connery being cast as a Saudi Arabian diplomat, you'll find that this is an extremely dull film. After his predecessor is assassinated, Connery comes to New York to address the United Nations and announces sweeping changes to OPEC and relations with Israel. People threaten to kill him, he wanders around New York, dates a British woman, and it all culminates in a twist everybody has seen coming for the last hour.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Oh well, its Connery.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Allen Smithee

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Sean Connery

Khalil Abdul-Muhsen

Cornelia Sharpe

Nicole Scott

Albert Paulsen

Hamid

Adolfo Celi

Al Sharif

Marco St. John

Justin

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Synopsis

Arab terrorists send a hit woman (Cornelia Sharpe) to stop a Saudi diplomat (Sean Connery) who wants an oil deal with Israel.

Director: Allen Smithee
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m

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