Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.... (Full plot summary below)
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Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
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| Patrick NabarroPJ NabarroA parable of the conscience to rival any moral drama across the history of American cinema (only Michael Mann's The Insider offers a recent comparison, in my opinion). |
| Bullz-Eye.comMike BarkacsThis movie has to be considered one of the very best of all time. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphBrando and Kazan achieve career bests in this alternately thrilling and moving drama. |
| VarietyVariety StaffUnder Elia Kazan's direction, Marlon Brando puts on a spectacular show, giving a fascinating, multi-faceted performance as the uneducated dock walloper and former pug, who is basically a softie with a special affection for his rooftop covey of pigeons. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe film is shot on location in black-and-white, semi-docu style, which suits the realistic subject and commonplace characters, particularly Terry Malloy, the passive dock worker forced to become a crusader-fighter, splendidly played by Brando. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealThe difference between pre- and post-1950s cinema - before and after Brando - is as pronounced as moving from black and white to color. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertYou miss this, you're buyin' a one-way ticket to Palookaville. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAs unspoiled in its key elements as the day it was made, "On the Waterfront" is indisputably one of the great American films, its power undiminished. Even more today than half a century ago, it demands to be seen. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe chance to watch a four-star classic the way it was meant to be seen -- fresh print, big screen -- is so rare as to be worth the trip. |
| Reel.comSarah ChaunceyThere's something uncomfortably humbling about reviewing a movie that is textbook-perfect. |
