Citizen Kane (1941)

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Directed By Orson Welles Orson Welles Starring Orson Welles Orson Welles  •  Ray Collins Ray Collins  •  Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten  •  Dorothy Comingore Dorothy Comingore  •  Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead Genres Drama  •  Newspaper Film  •  Period Film Studios &
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Academy Award Nominated  •  The Criterion Collection  •  National Film Registry  •  Academy Award Best Picture Nominated  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Roger Ebert's Great Movies  •  Arthaus  •  Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time Poll  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition  •  Quentin Tarantino's Cinematic Influences  •  Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated  •  Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Winning  •  RKO Pictures  •  Elder's Film That Changed My Life  •  Academy Award Best Cinematography Nominated  •  Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated  •  National Board of Review Award for Best Film Winning  •  BBC's 100 Greatest American Films  •  Time Out: New York's 100 Best Movies of All Time  •  New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Winning  •  Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays  •  The Cinemaholic's 100 Best Movies of All Time  •  1,000 Noir Films: They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn't They?
Release Info 1941-05-01T00:00:00Z May 1, 1941
B&W  •  119 minutes NR Rated NR
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Comments (30)

 
nclysander

nclysander on 12/7/2011 Reply  · 

Could we possibly get Dorothy Comingore, Joseph Cotten, and Ruth Warrick listed here too?

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valknut95

valknut95 on 7/10/2012 Reply  · 

This movie is BORING

3 people liked this  √ 

movielover1994

movielover1994 on 8/22/2012 Reply  · 

This Is My Favorite Film Of All Time.

4 people liked this  √ 

Reelz

Reelz on 10/5/2012 Reply  · 

A film that you'll either love or hate.

2 people liked this  √ 

robmoviefilms13

robmoviefilms13 on 3/5/2013 Reply  · 

A great fictitious biography, the opening news sequence is one of the best segments in film history and is better than most fact-based news sequences.

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Showtimebr

Showtimebr on 6/26/2013 Reply  · 

Forget pretentious movie critics, and the "If you don't like this flick you're a dumb person" battalion that we all know and love so much,'cause this is just a average Joe talking here: "Citizen Kane" is actually a VERY good,(re)watchable movie, not just for it importance regarding technical n' groundbreaking innovations on the way cinema is made, but the whole plot Welles constructed was so freakin' brave,dude. The story behind it only made it better. You have to watch this movie with context,it helps SO MUCH to fully understand what this guy did here. 26 f'n years old man. Talk about talent.

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JoshuaHolloway

JoshuaHolloway on 10/28/2013 Reply  · 

It absolutely is the greatest film of all time.

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LittleSocrates

LittleSocrates on 2/1/2015 Reply  · 

Context is just fine, take it or leave it. It's just a fun movie! Great performances, edifying resonance, an interesting conceit, fun to look at, and pretty darn well paced.

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JeremyDavis

JeremyDavis on 3/31/2015 Reply  · 

Just saw it for the first time and I really liked it. It's poignant, fast paced, tense and thought-provoking all at the same time. Not one of my favourites but a very fine film.
No wonder people go gaga over it.

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egoistdeviant

egoistdeviant on 5/9/2015 Reply  · 

There's an Indiegogo campaign going on to finance completing Welles' final film, The Other Side of the Wind https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/other-side-of-the-wind-orson-welles-last-film

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Eagleskywalker87

Eagleskywalker87 on 11/5/2017 Reply  · 

Yeah it's well acted, influential and the story is interesting enough. But there's too much exposition, the twist made the rest of the film feel like it wasn't leading to anything and it just drags for me!

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Eagleskywalker87

Eagleskywalker87 on 11/19/2020 Reply  · 

Man I didn't understand this movie back then. Thank God I'm revisiting classics that I previously dismissed!

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Crapbaskets123

Crapbaskets123 on 7/22/2022 Reply  · 

Exposition isn't a bad thing if handled correctly, and this film handles it very well.

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Puckman8

Puckman8 on 12/2/2018 Reply  · 

My 1000th movie on this site
It really does live up to the hype.

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Vosik

Vosik on 10/24/2019 Reply  · 

How is it possible that I still haven't written a comment on this masterpiece yet? It's one of the most entertaining films ever made with godlike acting, fantastic music, incredible camerawork, an amazing lead character and arguably one of the most charismatic men who has ever lived in the main role. It's terrific!

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Rick_34_Blaine

Rick_34_Blaine on 9/8/2020 Reply  · 

The Citizen Kane of movies

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IloveMovie243

IloveMovie243 on 11/3/2020 Reply  · 

The citizen Kane of Citizen Kane

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IloveMovie243

IloveMovie243 on 10/11/2020 Reply  · 

Kinda sick of neck-beard Redditors saying it’s “overrated”. Kinda sick of the word overrated because it implies you think you know better then everyone else. But yeah, Citizen Kane. Got nothing new to say about it, it’s a masterpiece and possibly the best movie of all time.

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IloveMovie243

IloveMovie243 on 11/3/2020 Reply  · 

Jeez i was being aggressive. I disown this comment. I still am not a fan of the word overrated, but I really just hate when people just say it’s overrated without any other criticism. But yeah i was to aggressive in this. Still a solid film though.

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noobpb17

noobpb17 on 3/19/2021 Reply  · 

overrated is overrated

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IloveMovie243

IloveMovie243 on 3/31/2021 Reply  · 

that’s about as bland criticism you can get. The reason I dislike the word overrated is for this exactly, they just lead to you being lazy and not get into its bad. “CK is bad” gives off the exact same thing. Nothing.

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noobpb17

noobpb17 on 4/28/2021 Reply  · 

i was jk

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IloveMovie243

IloveMovie243 on 6/1/2021 Reply  · 

Alright, you fooled me ngl

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durden99

durden99 on 8/18/2021 Reply  · 

It definitely is terrible. Does not belong in the same breath as the godfather, apocalypse now etc.

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Crapbaskets123

Crapbaskets123 on 8/17/2022 Reply  · 

This movie is a masterpiece and one of the all time best

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Crapbaskets123

Crapbaskets123 on 10/8/2022 Reply  · 

A stunningly brilliant character study. The greatest character study ever made on one of the most interesting, layered, and nuanced characters ever conceived. The story is immaculately structured through flashbacks, and uses its flashbacks to not only characterize and develop Kane, but also to characterize the other characters and show what kind of people they are. The editing is masterful, and Welles is able to flawlessly portray a deteriorating relationship in a matter of seconds through smart editing. The cinematography doesn't even need to be talked about. Unmatched. What's left to say? It's perfect. 10/10

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K1ik0o4r7ules

K1ik0o4r7ules on 12/27/2022 Reply  · 

I expected this to be a bit boring but was pleasantly surprised with a poignant masterpiece!

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