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The Quiet Man (1952) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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The Quiet Man

Movie1952·129 min

The Quiet Man

Directed by John Ford

Romance Comedy Drama

An Academy Award-winning romance comedy film directed by John Ford. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 4 additional nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

616 ratings

About The Quiet Man

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Playful
Story Tags: forbidden love, family legacy, mid century, international, small town, romantic partners, siblings, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: John Ford
Language: English

Cast

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Cinematography (1952)🏆Oscar Winner — Best Director (1952)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (1952)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1952)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1952)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1952)

How The Quiet Man Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

1950s movies

Top 20%

Romance movies

Top 14%

John Ford films#6 of 24

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

The Quiet Man Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfeltcozyplayful

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealforbidden lovefamily legacyoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnerssiblingssweeping romanceinternationalsmall townmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy