The Conversation
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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22

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  1. TheWalrus2000
    Mar 9, 2013
    10
    Great film.

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Metascore
86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Don Druker
    80
    Gene Hackman excels in Francis Ford Coppola's tasteful, incisive 1974 study of the awakening of conscience in an "electronic surveillance technician."
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    As he is played by Gene Hackman in The Conversation, an expert wiretapper named Harry Caul is one of the most affecting and tragic characters in the movies.
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  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    100
    Another great, landmark American film of the '70s.
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