Black Sunday
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 11, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Robert Martin
John Frankenheimer does an excellent job of maintaining tension in an implausible situation in Black Sunday. Good performance by Bruce Dern as the loony. [31 Dec 1977]
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Black Sunday benefits from its technical skill, drawn-out suspense and developed characterizations, though the film could have been even more effectively tight with a shorter running time. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
John Frankenheimer’s film of Black Sunday is an intelligent and meticulous depiction of an act of outlandish terrorism – the planned slaughter of the Super Bowl stadium audience. Read full review
70
NewsweekJack Kroll
The best thing about Black Sunday is its pulsating rhythm of suspense and the glittering texture of details it assembles as it drives its way toward its climax. [04 Apr 1977, p.73]
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