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Anatomy of a Murder
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 1, 1959 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
95
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It is the best courtroom melodrama this old judge has ever seen. Read full review
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Courtroom histrionics given sizzle and sex by Otto Preminger and Duke Ellington's jazz. Read full review
100
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Anatomy Of A Murder respects the audience enough to turn us into the jury, and trusts that we, too, can consider the facts like adults. Read full review
100
EmpireKim Newman
Cleverly wrought and expertly played crime thriller. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Director Otto Preminger excelled at intellectual thrillers and he's at his peak here. [07 Feb 2007, p.C12]
100
New York PostLou Lumenick
A truly superb courtroom drama. [02 Jan 2008, p.35]
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
This is the legal movie that lawyers most often praise for its realism, in terms of not only story but also tone and atmosphere. It's full of great scenes. [08 Apr 2012, p.P19]
91
Entertainment WeeklyChris Nashawaty
It’s a daring, cynical gem. Read full review
90
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Preminger purposely creates situations that flicker with uncertainty, that may be evaluated in different ways. Motives are mixed and dubious, and, therefore, sustain interest. Read full review
90
Tampa Bay TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Never a dull moment, which, considering the film's length is saying something. [04 Jan 1987, p.6E]
88
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
A prime contender for Otto Preminger's greatest film—a superb courtroom drama packed with humor and character that shows every actor at his or her best. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineJaime N. Christley
Preminger had the confidence in his performers and faith in his intelligent viewers: a happy combination. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
Otto Preminger's fiercely austere courtroom drama was strong stuff in 1959. Read full review
80
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
At 160 minutes, Anatomy is longer than the subject warrants, but the pace seldom slackens—thanks to the competence of Director Otto Preminger. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Though its title may promise a clinical procedural, Anatomy of a Murder cloaks itself in smartly tailored ambiguity and irresolution, and never altogether strips off. Read full review
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