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Odd Man Out (1947) | Ranked Top 23% · CriticCrunch

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Odd Man Out

Movie1947·116 min

Odd Man Out

Directed by Carol Reed

Crime Drama Thriller

An Oscar-nominated crime drama film directed by Carol Reed.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 23%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

233 ratings

About Odd Man Out

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: survival of spirit, fate destiny, sacrifice duty, mid century, action combat, urban, strangers forced together, anti hero, reluctant hero, escape chase, cat and mouse, race against time, heist robbery

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Where to Watch Odd Man Out

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Details

Director: Carol Reed
Language: English

Cast

James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (1947)

How Odd Man Out Ranks

All movies

Top 23%

1940s movies

Top 42%

Crime movies

Top 20%

1940s Crime movies

Top 35%

★Carol Reed films#2 of 7

Top 20% Crime movies.

Second-best Carol Reed film, behind The Third Man.

the vibe

Odd Man Out Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

escape chasecat & mouserace against timesurvival of spiritfate destinysacrifice dutyanti-heroreluctant herostrangers forced togetheraction combatheist robberyurbanmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty