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- 1982
- R
- MGM/UA Distribution Company
- 1 h 50 m
- 1982
- R
- MGM/UA Distribution Company
- 1 h 50 m
Summary A group of 20-somethings work on what they should do in the future while hanging out at a Baltimore diner in 1959.
Directed By: Barry Levinson
Written By: Barry Levinson
- 1982
- R
- MGM/UA Distribution Company
- 1 h 50 m
- 1982
- R
- MGM/UA Distribution Company
- 1 h 50 m
Diner
8.2
Where to Watch
Summary A group of 20-somethings work on what they should do in the future while hanging out at a Baltimore diner in 1959.
Directed By: Barry Levinson
Written By: Barry Levinson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
82
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
82
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A wonderful movie...It isn't remarkable visually, but features some of the best young actors in the country.
It's a real writer's movie, happy to linger on a psychologically telling moment--and audiences expecting a big payoff may feel disappointed. "Diner" isn't the kind of movie that jumps up and down to please. But while seeming to traverse familiar ground, Levinson and his superb young cast are sprinkling it with sparkling insights. [19 Apr 1982, p.96]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 46 User Ratings
8.2
80% Positive
37 Ratings
37 Ratings
15% Mixed
7 Ratings
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4% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 46 User Ratings
8.2
80% Positive
37 Ratings
37 Ratings
15% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
4% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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Levinson's dialogue feels fresh and improvised, yet it hits its mark every time, and the performances he gets are complex and original (particularly from Mickey Rourke, who plays a lothario with a late-blooming conscience) - enough so that Levinson's occasional forced "cinematic" effects cause barely a ripple in the smooth, naturalistic surface.
Barry Levinson's Diner is an extremely clever, slick male fantasy that takes some time to work out its mood and tone but ultimately blossoms into a moving film. [16 Apr 1982]
Not a lot to it, but the sense of period is acute, the script witty without falling into the crude pitfalls that beset other adolescent comedies, and the performances are spot-on.
This is Hollywood's most mature treatment of the '50s-nostalgia theme so far, and the most accurate.
Authenticity isn't everything and "Diner" ends up an oddly disappointing nice try. [5 March 1982, p.B1]
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
