The Parallax View

87%

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78%

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5,000+ Ratings

After a presidential candidate is assassinated, political reporter Joe Frady (Warren Beatty) begins to suspect that the mysterious Parallax Corporation may be involved. As he investigates, others who share his suspicions start turning up dead, including his editor, Bill Rintels (Hume Cronyn). Eventually, Frady uncovers a conspiracy bigger than anyone expected and must race to prevent the corporation's next big hit as this political thriller plays out in an explosive game of cat and mouse. Read More Read Less

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The Parallax View blends deft direction from Alan J. Pakula and a charismatic Warren Beatty performance to create a paranoid political thriller that stands with the genre's best.

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Penelope Gilliatt

New Yorker

The point of this sort of movie seems to be to arouse outrage without offending anyone.

Mar 5, 2024

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

The Parallax View is a movie of splendid bits and pieces disappointingly strung together.

Apr 20, 2022

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie's director, Alan J. Pakula, works on location to get a nice feel of outdoor menace a lot of the time.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 29, 2018

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Fifty years after its release, The Parallax View holds up as a political thriller depicting the 1970s paranoia.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 14, 2024

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Excellent script by David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr, stunning photography by... Gordon Willis, and perfect acting, the story of Beatty's infiltration of the society and his attempt to foil yet another killing is riveting, fascinating and nerve-racking.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 24, 2024

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

This isn’t the only political picture Hollywood icon Warren Beatty ever tackled. But it’s the most despairing.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 9, 2024

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Kevin S Just too long and garbled. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Kenneth P There are too many gaps and unexplained sequences. It's easy to fill in the gaps but this is a mostly unbelievable and silly movie and a waste of good talent. What Warren Beatty was able to get away with in many scenes were just laughable and I couldn't suspend enough of reality to fully enjoy the movie. Although passable I would pass on this turkey. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Alec B It's silly in the way most of the paranoid conspiracy thrillers from the 70s are and yet it's not without genuine suspense. The opening sequence and the climax are both damn near perfectly executed. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Steve D A frustrating resolution guts the ok thriller. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/17/23 Full Review TheFilmReviewer 1 A definitively underrated film from the 70s, Alan J. Pakula's direction and Gordon Willis' camerawork and lighting provides an extremely dark overtone for a controversial film. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/02/23 Full Review Shioka O All the president's men is definitely better, but still a decent 70s conspiracy film by Pakula. Overall dry and subdued direction in my view, but the climax is particularly great cinematography. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alan J. Pakula Director Warren Beatty Joseph Frady Paula Prentiss Lee Carter William Daniels Austin Tucker Hume Cronyn Bill Rintels Kelly Thordsen Sheriff L.D. Wicker

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