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“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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On Dangerous Ground
Drama · Crime · 1951
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Movie details
On Dangerous Ground
“In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!”
1951 Drama · Crime 1h 22m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.2 / 10
8.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
78 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over On Dangerous Ground?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Written by
A.I. Bezzerides
Ida Lupino
Mary Malden
Robert Ryan
Jim Wilson
Ward Bond
Walter Brent
Charles Kemper
Pop Daley
Anthony Ross
Pete Santos
Ed Begley
Capt. Brawley
Ian Wolfe
Sheriff Carrey
Court is in session
Put On Dangerous Ground on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.