The Night of the Hunter

Movie · Drama · Thriller

When a father’s last words to his young son and daughter concern the secret location of a stolen fortune, psychotic preacher Harry Powell decides to do whatever it takes – even kill – to learn its hiding place. When he marries their fragile widowed mother, the children realize their only chance for survival lies on the run. This 1955 noir classic is now considered to be one of the scariest films of all-time.

1955 · 1h 32m

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The Night of the Hunter

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When a father’s last words to his young son and daughter concern the secret location of a stolen fortune, psychotic preacher Harry Powell decides to do whatever it takes – even kill – to learn its hiding place. When he marries their fragile widowed mother, the children realize their only chance for survival lies on the run. This 1955 noir classic is now considered to be one of the scariest films of all-time.

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Average 9.4
Reviews 87
Fresh 81
Rotten 6

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Studio
MGM
Released
1955
Run Time
1 hr 32 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1955 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Chinese, Traditional , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian (Italy) , Norwegian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.