SummaryA private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Directed By:Jacques Tourneur
Written By:Daniel Mainwaring, James M. Cain, Frank Fenton
Out of the Past
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Universal Acclaim
85
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Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
85
84% Positive
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100
This quintessential film noir catapulted contract player Robert Mitchum into superstardom and set the standard for the genre for years to come.
100
Past, an inestimable collaboration by Tourneur and Mitchum, is not just one fine noir film among many. It has been a guage for the genre, even a template, over the last 50 years.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
84% Positive
16 Ratings
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100
Out of the Past is one of the greatest of all film noirs, the story of a man who tries to break with his past and his weakness and start over again in a town, with a new job and a new girl.
90
The most delicate and nuanced of film noirs, graced with a reflective lyricism that almost lifts it out of the genre.
80
If you have any taste for film noir -- that Chandler-esque American style that had its heyday in the '40s and '50s -- this film is a must: one of the classics of the genre. [02 Jun 1987, p.8]
70
The players acquit themselves histrionically if not morally. Mitchum, [Kirk] Douglas and the Misses [Jane] Greer and [Rhonda] Fleming are all commendable.
50
Fairly well played, and very well photographed (by Nicholas Musuraca), the action develops a routine kind of pseudo-tension.
Aug 11, 2023
7
Movie is stylish, and compelling all the way, with twists and turns, and one extended flashback that keeps the viewer offguard. Which is what happens to Robert Mitchum's character. He is smart, direct, and always one step ahead of everyone, except for the matters of the heart. Which catches him offguard. Enter the stunning Jane Greer, who changes Mitchum's life. Their relationship makes this movie worthwhile. Kirk Douglas brings charming menace to his supporting role. And for a film noir, it was nice to see scenic mountains, forests, lakes, beaches, with picturesque trips to Mexico, LA, San Francisco, and other rural California locales. Did I mention how attractive Jane Greer is ? It's no wonder Mitchum falls so fast, and so blindly in love.
