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1. Sleep, Lit'le ones, sleep...
by paulhjrickards on 23 September 2002
2. Innocence shattered
by jotix100 on 4 October 2005
3. One of the most extraordinary movies ever made. Essential viewing for anybody interested in American movies!
by Infofreak on 20 May 2004
4. Very atmospheric thriller
by bob the moo on 17 November 2003
5. A must-see for lovers of art cinema and suspense. Exquisite!
by Eve Sander (eveneden@comcast.net) on 29 December 1998
6. Overwhelming
by Felix-28 on 6 November 2005
7. Breathtaking Imagery
by Lechuguilla on 16 December 2007
8. Suffer the little children
by bkoganbing on 24 September 2006
9. Beautiful cinematography and an epic tale of the struggle between good and evil
by binnertdebeaufort on 12 October 2005
10. Laughton used every cinematic device to tighten the tensions…
by ironside (robertfrangie@hotmail.com) on 30 April 2005
11. Excellent movie, and well ahead of its time.
by Richard Brunton (imdb-update@brunton.org.uk) on 13 September 2002
12. Overrated in the extreme
by Delmare on 18 August 2008
13. Unsettling, but not in a good way.
by rtiplady on 14 January 2005
14. Good, but.
by Mike Keating (yamawhore@gmail.com) on 24 March 2006
15. So bad I couldn't stop watching
by davefarmer on 21 September 2006
16. laughably bad
by temp8us on 10 March 2002
17. Outstanding acting , fascinating camera-work and extraordinary direction by Laughton
by ma-cortes on 1 July 2009
18. I guess Hollywood Wasn't Ready For It
by Theo Robertson on 7 February 2010
19. is it really a classic?
by HelloTexas11 on 20 February 2008
20. Hilarious!
by Doctor A.D. on 4 February 2000
21. Excellent movie classic!
by phillipl on 20 January 2006
22. WHY does this film receive so much critical acclaim?
by dbranan on 14 October 2006
23. Simply dreadful
by ejbleendreeble on 22 July 2006
24. odd, stylized fairy tale
by deschreiber on 6 July 2012
25. Absolute Mitchum Classic...
by HIREN DAVE (hbdave_77@yahoo.co.in) on 6 December 2009
26. Too Simplistic
by Mike B on 23 March 2012
27. Night of the 50s
by paul2001sw-1 (paul2001sw@yahoo.co.uk) on 30 May 2004
28. Blunt
by tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) on 31 May 2003
29. Innocence At Risk
by Nick-leonardi on 27 July 2012
30. "Salvation is a last minute business, boy!"
by classicsoncall on 24 October 2009
31. Big Bad Wolf
by tieman64 on 16 September 2009
32. "It's a hard world for little things."
by ackstasis on 25 November 2007
33. religious fanaticism leads to one of the most haunting movies ever
by Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) on 23 February 2012
34. A Film That Shows Our Loss of Charles Laughton as a Director as One of the Great Tragedies in Film.
by JohnWelles on 3 April 2011
35. A Terrifying Real-World Situation
by gavin6942 on 4 March 2011
36. Psychologically thrilling!
by Jona1988 on 18 February 2011
37. Evil personified
by jlongstreth-1 on 17 June 2010
38. easily in the top 50 films of all time - top 10 B & W!!
by aclose7943 on 10 June 2010
39. Superior movie.
by Boba_Fett1138 on 4 June 2010
40. Peculiar: big themes, a terrific performance but no cigar
by Framescourer on 7 January 2009
41. Scary Poetic Night
by Anil Eklavya on 17 July 2007
42. Great scary movie for little kids
by cottorgirl on 25 June 2007
43. Laughton crafts a nightmarish fairy tale that stands up now as a true masterpiece.
by JohnRouseMerriottChard on 4 March 2008
44. Some brilliant moments but not nearly as great as its reputation suggests
by sme_no_densetsu on 4 February 2008
45. Possibly the most overrated movie I've ever seen
by tedbits on 28 December 2010
46. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
by seymourblack-1 on 23 October 2010
47. Make-believe, made believable and mythic.
by secondtake on 21 June 2009
48. A classic? It plays like a farcical take on Hansel & Gretel!
by ozjeppe on 9 June 2007
49. Memorable Mitchum weaves a spell of fear and impending doom...
by Neil Doyle on 5 May 2002
50. Spoilsports
by (rob@theemergency.net) on 5 May 2007

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