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Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

Thriller · Drama · Horror · 1973

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

Movie details

Don't Look Now

“Pass the warning.”

1973 Thriller · Drama · Horror 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.1 / 10

67.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

95 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

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

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

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 Don't Look Now?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nicolas Roeg

Written by

Chris Bryant · Allan Scott

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

John Baxter

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Laura Baxter

Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason

Heather

Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato

Bishop Barbarrigo

Clelia Matania

Clelia Matania

Wendy

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Inspector Longhi

Giorgio Trestini

Giorgio Trestini

Workman

Court is in session

Put Don't Look Now on trial.

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

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.