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The Crucible
Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial.
Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial.
Drama, History - 1996
6.8
69%
N/A
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director:

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
123 min
Release date:
27 Nov 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$7,343,114
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 29 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Then there's always Mr. Scofield, bringing an almost unbearable, yet entirely believable, lightness of spirit to his loathsome character. It's a bold stroke by a great actor, making zealotry and evil seem positively beneficent.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
17 May 2013
fresh:
I recommend Hytner's movie highly, but a part of me resists a work that makes the audience feel as noble in our moral certainty as the characters it invites us to deplore. Some part of its power seems borrowed from the thing it hates.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
17 May 2013
fresh:
Her cheeks flush, her winsome beauty seared with erotic rage, Ryder exposes the real roots of the piece. Forget McCarthyism; The Crucible is a colonial Fatal Attraction.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
17 May 2013
rotten:
Too bad, though, that The Crucible fails to probe deeper into the sexual, religious, and political conditions that can give false accusations so much power -- even today.
– Misha Berson,
Seattle Times,
17 May 2013
rotten:
Arthur Miller's screenplay keeps everything nice and faithful to the period, and the actors have the dirt on their hands to prove it. The movie lacks polish as well, and that's to everyone's benefit.
– Stephen Thompson,
AV Club,
17 May 2013
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