The Most Dangerous Game
Seen it?1932 | 63 min | Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Action
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and action fans. If you loved Jaws, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$443K worldwide on a $220K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Joel McCreaRobert Rainsford
- Fay WrayEve Trowbridge
- Leslie BanksCount Zaroff
- Robert ArmstrongMartin Trowbridge
- Noble JohnsonIvan
- Steve ClementeTartar
- William B. DavidsonCaptain
- Oscar 'Dutch' HendrianTartar Servant
- James FlavinFirst Mate on Yacht (uncredited)
- Hale HamiltonBill Woodman (uncredited)