Badlands

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 15, 1973

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 166 Ratings

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MattBrady99Feb 20, 2018

Terrance Malick made one of the most sweetest movies about serial killers I've ever seen. The fact this is his direct debut and how skillful directed is impressive. Best film debuts of all time.

While a slow drift with it's pacing, but whatTerrance Malick made one of the most sweetest movies about serial killers I've ever seen. The fact this is his direct debut and how skillful directed is impressive. Best film debuts of all time.

While a slow drift with it's pacing, but what keeps us so invested is two great performers from Sheen and Spacek, and the breaking taking cinematography. Like a feeling of peace. Not the type of characters you usually follow in a movie about love and freedom; love is strange.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeMay 3, 2016

Badlands is a tale about the murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, in 1958. Then, it was horrifying, now it's just nothing compared to the rest of the other things happened in the past. Badlands is aBadlands is a tale about the murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, in 1958. Then, it was horrifying, now it's just nothing compared to the rest of the other things happened in the past. Badlands is a masterpiece trying to explain this used-to-be-madness.… Expand

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IzetJul 8, 2020

One of the greatest, most visual poetic, abstract and one of the most realistic movies of the 1970s, Badlands is one of the greatest debuts of all time. With some of the most unpredictable, savage and sympathetic antiheroes in cinema,One of the greatest, most visual poetic, abstract and one of the most realistic movies of the 1970s, Badlands is one of the greatest debuts of all time. With some of the most unpredictable, savage and sympathetic antiheroes in cinema, brought to vivid life thanks to the complex and marvellous performance from Hollywood icons Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, along with the expertly written, insightful, darkly comedic, vivid, arresting script and excellent, off-beat, and genre-defining directing by Terrence Malick, along with the beautiful cinematography, capturing the visual beauty through it’s gruelling and brutal imagery, along with its fantastic and smooth editing, this movie stands as a true work of visual and narrative art.… Expand

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pkgadersonsNov 10, 2013

Great movie, with amazing performances

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CalibMcBoltsMay 30, 2016

1974's Badlands will go down in the history books as one of the best first feature films by a director, alongside Citizen Kane, Reservoir Dogs, District 9, Dances with Wolves, The Maltese Falcon, etc, etc. This movie is made with such1974's Badlands will go down in the history books as one of the best first feature films by a director, alongside Citizen Kane, Reservoir Dogs, District 9, Dances with Wolves, The Maltese Falcon, etc, etc. This movie is made with such precision and confidence, it's impeccable
One word summarizes the whole movie. Simple. Simple characters, although messed up. Simple dialogue, Simple incidents. Kinda reminds me of Fargo. Also Kit is one of the most interesting characters ever, how he's portrayed by newcomer Martin Sheen, is brilliant. This movie put Sheen on the map, Apocalypse Now made him a star, although this performance is superior.… Expand

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