The Conversation
Seen it?1974 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), it collected a shelf of major awards, people are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10). Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Man Who Knew Too Much or Insomnia, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 Golden Globes: Golden Globes: Best Film, Golden Globes: Best Director, Golden Globes: Best Actor. Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Editing, British Academy Film Awards: Best Soundtrack. Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best Soundtrack. Also nominated for 3 Oscars, 4 more Golden Globes and 3 more BAFTAs. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$5 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 457K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Gene HackmanHarry Caul
- John CazaleStan
- Allen GarfieldWilliam P. 'Bernie' Moran
- Frederic ForrestMark
- Cindy WilliamsAnn
- Michael HigginsPaul
- Elizabeth MacRaeMeredith
- Teri GarrAmy Fredericks
- Harrison FordMartin Stett
- Mark WheelerReceptionist