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- 1962
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 9 m
- 1962
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 9 m
Summary Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Harper Lee, Horton Foote
- 1962
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 9 m
- 1962
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 9 m
To Kill a Mockingbird
8.6
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Summary Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Harper Lee, Horton Foote
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
14 Reviews
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13% Mixed
2 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
88
88% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Few films have caught the special feel and rhythms of childhood so well, with such uncondescending warmth and humor. And few bring out more powerfully the themes of anti-racism and the virtues and joys of community and family. [20 Apr 2007, p.C5]
To Kill a Mockingbird is a faithful adaptation of one of the 20th century's most important American works of literature. It is also a masterpiece in its own right. This is one of those rare productions where everything is in place - a superior script, a perfect cast, and a director who has a clear vision and achieves what he sets out to do.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 105 User Ratings
8.6
92% Positive
97 Ratings
97 Ratings
6% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 105 User Ratings
8.6
92% Positive
97 Ratings
97 Ratings
6% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
As Mulligan so deftly demonstrates, the story is in the characters, their failings and fragility, their heroism and nobility of spirit. It's in the depiction of heart-breaking cruelty and heart-warming humanity. It's in the innocence of a child's world overshadowed by the evil that adults do.
To Kill A Mockingbird is a product of American realism, and it is a rare and worthy treasure.
Their charming enactments of a father and his children in that close relationship that can occur at only one brief period are worth all the footage of the film.
To Kill a Mockingbird, set in Maycomb, Alabama, in 1932, uses the realities of its time only as a backdrop for the portrait of a brave white liberal.
The movie is part eerie Southern gothic and part Hollywood self-congratulation for its enlightened racial attitudes.
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch is one of the greatest performances of all time. This character alone is enough to make this filma masterpiece. The remainder of the film is great. Good pacing, acting, and cinematography make this film great.
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Based upon literary opus of Harper Lee, the quest for justice of a idealist advocate in the Depression age, in the prejudiced south of US, through the eyes of the innocence of childhood. Gregory Peck in one his essential performances. A must to see before you die.
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To start with, the book is absolutely wonderful with great characters and a moving story. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the best adaptations of a book, it is not only faithful to the source material but it almost improves on it. Do I have any criticisms? Not really, other than to say that the film is a tad overlong for my liking. But it is a brilliant film, with a beautifully crafted story that still maintains the emotional punch of the book about a lawyer in the Deep South and the effect of the **** trial on his children. The film is beautifully shot, the whole film is incredible to watch, and the score is sensitive. The script is effective and sticks closely to the book, and the direction from Robert Mulligan is very impressive. The acting is really good, I have read that Henry Fonda would have been better for Atticus Finch, although Fonda was a great actor, Gregory Peck does give a superb and career-best performance in this film. And he is very well supported by an excellent Robert Duvall as disturbed Boo Radley, while Mary Badham and Phillip Alford are very well-cast as the children. Overall, a wonderful and faithful adaptation and just an excellent film really. 9.5/10 Bethany Cox
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This movie has been made in a high quality but not for today, for its time. we have more progressed & brighter minds in 21st century & we will never see movies, songs or any social platforms implying issues like the one in this film, this way; we've got more insight about it now. So I found it expired, too direct & boring as a consequence.
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Production Company
Pakula-Mulligan,
Brentwood Productions
Release Date Dec 25, 1962
Duration 2 h 9 m
Rating Approved
Tagline The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
