Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Reviews & Ratings

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Bad Day at Black Rock reviews

Bad Day at Black Rock holds a 7.3/10 average from 448 TMDB ratings.

Hateful subject given a master class telling. Produced by Dore Schary out of MGM, Bad Day at Black Rock is directed by John Sturges and stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. It's adapted by Don McGuire and Millard Kaufman from the story "Bad Day at Hondo" written by Howard Breslin. It's shot on location in CinemaScope and Eastman Co…
— John Chard (8/10)

66/100 A stranger enters the tiny desert town of Black Rock amid considerable suspicion. When he starts asking about a specific person, those suspicions shift to murderous intent. Taking place right after WWII, this was a great character study on paranoia with a good dose of racism thrown in. The all-star acting is outstanding and, although extremely dated, it had a couple action set pieces that were fun to watch. S…
— Dr Nostromo (7/10)

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

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