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A.k.a.
The 4th Man
Year
1983
Runtime
102 min.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Horror
Rating *
7.3
Votes *
4,621
Checks
1,833
Favs
105
Dislikes
28
Favs/checks
5.7% (1:17)
Favs/dislikes
4:1
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  1. ChrisReynolds's avatar

    ChrisReynolds

    Excellent. Lots of symbolism and a very well-made film which twists and turns and looks beautiful, though the ending is a bit disappointing. 9 years 4 months ago
  2. Zeltaebar's avatar

    Zeltaebar

    Consistently interesting due to its heavy use of symbolism and building tension. Jeroen Krabbé is excellent as the protagonist who slowly comes to realise that there may be a spider's web being spun around him. Verhoeven show again and again how he is willing to take big chances with his craft, his ideas and his subject matter. Here he succeeds brilliantly. One of the most original movie autheurs working in the 80s. 9 years 8 months ago
  3. dombrewer's avatar

    dombrewer

    Terrible nonsense. Jeroen Krabbe is solid as expected, the rest of the cast embarrassing - especially Renée Soutendijk as the supposed serial husband killer. There are a handful of nice ideas and some interesting dream sequences, but the layer upon layer of overt, unsubtle symbolic imagery gets to the point of comedy and then boredom, as for the meaning of the title spoiler 11 years 6 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #36 in Dutch Film Festival's Dutch Film Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #38 in BFI's 100 European Horror Films
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  3. This movie ranks #87 in Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies
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  4. This movie ranks #98 in Empire's The 100 Best Films of World Cinema
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  5. This movie ranks #696 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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