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The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

Comedy · 1970

A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

Movie details

The Out-of-Towners

“When they take you for an out-of-towner, they really take you.”

1970 Comedy 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

9.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

63 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

72 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Out-of-Towners?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Written by

Neil Simon

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

George Kellerman

Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Gwen Kellerman

Sandy Baron

Sandy Baron

Lenny Moyers

Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station

Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

Passenger

Ann Prentiss

Ann Prentiss

Airline Stewardess

Ron Carey

Ron Carey

Barney Polacek, Cab Driver in Boston

Court is in session

Put The Out-of-Towners on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.