Fresh
Few movies suggest such a forthright flaying of their director's soul.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
In a Lonely Place
The Bogart suspense picture with the surprise finish!
1950 · 1h 33m · Approved
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
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In a Lonely Place
Overview
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
Director and cast
- Nicholas Ray Director
- Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele
- Gloria Grahame as Laurel Gray
- Frank Lovejoy as Det. Sgt. Brub Nicolai
- Carl Benton Reid as Capt. Lochner
- Art Smith as Agent Mel Lippman
- Jeff Donnell as Sylvia Nicolai
- Martha Stewart as Mildred Atkinson
- Robert Warwick Cast
- Morris Ankrum Cast
- William Ching Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The genre trappings of this noir masterpiece -- which details the short-lived relationship between live-wire screenwriter Dixon Steele (Bogart) and his goldilocked muse Laurel Gray (Grahame) -- don't matter a whit.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
The grayest, most morally ambiguous of film noirs -- and arguably the most self-reflexive.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
It's a breathtaking work, and a key citation in the case for confession as suitable material for art.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Director Nicholas Ray maintains nice suspense. Bogart is excellent. Gloria Grahame, as his romance, also rates kudos.
Variety Staff, Variety
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