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- 1946
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 1946
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Directed By: David Lean
Written By: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame, David Lean
- 1946
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 1946
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Brief Encounter
7.6
Where to Watch
Summary Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Directed By: David Lean
Written By: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame, David Lean
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
92
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Noel Coward's much-loved thwarted romance. [14 Nov 2008, p.C7]
Shockingly modern in sensibility, construction, and execution, Brief Encounter is very different from what one thinks of as a David Lean movie, whose historical epics have come to define posh, mid-century, cinematic excellence.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.6
82% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.6
82% Positive
14 Ratings
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18% Mixed
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Encounter remains the definition of timeless, a beautifully shot, heartbreakingly acted, minutely detailed illustration of thoroughly recognizable human frailty.
David Lean ably directed Noel Coward's script for this intensely passionate film in which almost nothing happens.
An uncommonly good little picture.
A celebrated, craftsmanlike tearjerker, and incredibly neat.
Survives more as a social document than a genuinely compelling drama.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
