Citizen Kane

RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: September 4, 1941

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 808 Ratings

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FairbottomMay 23, 2018

Citizen Kane is, simpliciter, the finest film ever made. Apparently. And we know this because, historically, it has garnered universal acclaim. If this tells us anything, it should tell us that lead poisoning has had a much more balefulCitizen Kane is, simpliciter, the finest film ever made. Apparently. And we know this because, historically, it has garnered universal acclaim. If this tells us anything, it should tell us that lead poisoning has had a much more baleful influence upon our civilization than previously assumed. Thankfully, with the benefit of hindsight and modern medical advances in the remediation of heavy metal toxicity, we are slowly and steadily coming to find that the finest film ever made is actually Paul Verhoeven's masterpiece, Starship Troopers.… Expand

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VinDieselNov 29, 2018

I remember watching this with my mother and she said "Why the **** are the graphics so bad" I said "Ya, is this graphically flawed movie the best of all time" I mean, i aint no hippy joe, but i can see the difference between a waffle and aI remember watching this with my mother and she said "Why the **** are the graphics so bad" I said "Ya, is this graphically flawed movie the best of all time" I mean, i aint no hippy joe, but i can see the difference between a waffle and a pancake. And this is no pancake, this is the atrocity of why human being experience envy, lust and desperation. Can't believe this fake movie is the best. Go watch Fate of the Furious

Vin Diesel NOT approved.… Expand

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LolathonMar 25, 2022

Boring. The movie is about a person that can only receive love, but cannot give it back. Also, Cameron Monaghan looks just like Orson Welles.

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Issi1234Mar 9, 2021

Most overrated movie ever. The most boring and **** movie i have ever watched my goodness!

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modimagicJun 17, 2023

This is one of the most overrated films in history. How could this boring, sleep-inducing film be featured in so many best film lists??

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seaningMar 22, 2021

I can’t believe this movie has anywhere near the score it does on all of these critic platforms. This movie was the biggest steaming pile of s*** I’ve ever watched in my entire life. Horrible acting and story flow make it nearly unwatchable.I can’t believe this movie has anywhere near the score it does on all of these critic platforms. This movie was the biggest steaming pile of s*** I’ve ever watched in my entire life. Horrible acting and story flow make it nearly unwatchable. I get that it was released in 1941. I get that. It was one of the first of its kind, ok, I understand. But that alone shouldn’t rescue it from all of its faults. I’m sure there are plenty of artistes who went to film school and have been told of this movie’s greatness and all the reasons why it is a masterpiece. Then they regurgitate that line to the next generation, and this lie keeps perpetuating through the ages. But this film should be judged for what it is. It seems impossible to me that this rating should be anywhere near 100%. People are either lying to themselves or trying to be part of the artiste bandwagon. I’m sure that in the film world, if you don’t like Cotizen Kane, then you’re some sort of country bumpkin, philistine ding dong who just can’t understand the underlying qualities that make this picture so divinely exquisite. But anyone who comes back down to earth for 2 hours will see this movie for what it is: a bold accomplishment in early filmmaking that, when viewed in its historical context, can be appreciated for the boundaries it pushed and trails it blazed for films that came after, but that it is simultaneously a steaming pile of s*** of a film that borders on unwatchably bad.… Expand

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lofuagfyFeb 16, 2022

I just watched this film interestingly today, in light of the fact that clearly it should be incredible or something to that effect.

I'm recently persuaded that the main individuals who really like this rubbish, are old to the point thatI just watched this film interestingly today, in light of the fact that clearly it should be incredible or something to that effect.

I'm recently persuaded that the main individuals who really like this rubbish, are old to the point that they are starting to go decrepit and are having not kidding mental issues.

Above all else, the coordinating. It's only completely terrible. Simply a ton of talking and whimpering. Where could all the activity have been? Where could the climactic fight have been?

Presently I've heard that this film should be about youth. For what reason doesn't Kane just battle his adolescence? brief scene toward the end where kane in a real sense thoroughly demolishes a more youthful kane utilizing the sled. It would be graceful, and such an improvement of the awful consummation we get in the real film.

Next we have the altering. So awful. Simply decide on which story you will tell. Quit changing between various ones continually you schizo. Did your manager blow up and simply begin assaulting the film and sticking it together like a baby does with their "specialty"? Cause it sure seems as though it.

After that we have the alleged "advancement". This film Is so nonexclusive I can scarcely even beginning with this point. I've seen this load of stuff previously.More so than the overseer of kane was. Orson welles is such a misrepresentation with such stupid endeavors at "advancements". Assuming they are so inventive orson, why have I seen them all previously. Hah. Checkmate.

At long last, we have the primary storyline itself. Kane is so stressed over his adolescence continually. For what reason doesn't he basically grow up as of now!

There, film is settled. What a crazy plothole.

Taking everything into account. Citizen kane is an exaggerated catastrophe of a film, and orson welles is a horrendous chief.

He once obviously said that you could get the hang of filmmaking in a day and a half. Well it sure resembles that is comparably lengthy as he spent on any of them!… Expand

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MikeychumpJun 4, 2021

A truly awful film to watch, with little direction or meaning given to the plot itself. You'll find yourself looking for the film technique and realize you've been duped into viewing a person coming to terms with film as art. Typical acting,A truly awful film to watch, with little direction or meaning given to the plot itself. You'll find yourself looking for the film technique and realize you've been duped into viewing a person coming to terms with film as art. Typical acting, and an ending that makes you livid that you even tuned in. While I admire the modernism of the technique Welles used, this is by no means the way I remember Welles. It seems far more important and significant to remember Welles as a modern artist who believed firmly that racism was a disease that required eradication.… Expand

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HSA29Oct 14, 2021

movie doesn't have a good story to tell, the movie is extremely confusing and has a big, meaningless chat with the movie's story, the actors are mediocre and forced, the movie is boring repeated.

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