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- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Directed By: Carol Reed
Written By: F.L. Green, R.C. Sherriff
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Odd Man Out
7.0
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Summary A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Directed By: Carol Reed
Written By: F.L. Green, R.C. Sherriff
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
87
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Odd Man Out is the extraordinary thriller about a botched IRA bank robbery and the badly wounded and increasingly feverish rebel, Johnny (James Mason), who wanders Belfast with both his mates and the police on his trail. [29 Feb 2008, p.C8]
Mason gives a grand performance, his voice racked with desperation and pain yet sonorous.
Though he has little coherent dialogue after a certain point, Mason is ideal as the embodiment of unsteadiness, physical and moral.
One of the best acted, most technically accomplished movies ever made in Britain with a great cast of British and Irish actors, though at times a trifle self-conscious in achieving its effects. [29 Aug 2010, p.50]
Carol Reed has made his film with deliberation and care, and has achieved splendid teamwork from every member of the cast. Occasionally too intent on pointing his moral and adorning his tale, he has missed little in its telling.
The documentary vividness that Carol Reed brought to the streets of Vienna in The Third Man and London in The Fallen Idol, he here brings to Belfast in this fascinating but imperfect 1947 thriller.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
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57% Positive
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
