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The Parallax View

As American as apple pie.

1974 · 1h 42m · R Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Alan J. Pakula

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Overview

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

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87%
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Rotten

For my taste the suspenseful set pieces go on much too long, and the message -- that right-wing conspiracy is built into the American political and corporate structure -- is overstated.

Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It's an astringently cynical take on official history, with Warren Beatty as a muckraker investigating the strange aftershocks of a senator's killing.

Ed Park, Village Voice
Fresh

Pakula's production and direction are lavish in physical details.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Excellent performances; fascinating film.

Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten

The thrills don't mount as the film goes on. They don't even accumulate. Once they are experienced, they dissolve so thoroughly that by the end you're likely to feel as cheated as I did.

Vincent Canby, New York Times

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