The Parallax View · LeviOsa

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The Parallax View · LeviOsa

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As American as apple pie.

CrimeDramaThriller1h 42m

🍅87%

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87%

Tomatometer

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77%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

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Karyn Kusama on THE PARALLAX VIEW

Karyn Kusama on THE PARALLAX VIEW

Details

DirectorAlan J. Pakula

ReleasedJun 14, 1974

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$2.9M

Revenue

$2.9M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Doubleday ProductionsHarbor Productions

Paramount PicturesGus Productions

Cast

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Joseph Frady

Paula Prentiss

Paula Prentiss

Lee Carter

William Daniels

William Daniels

Austin Tucker

Walter McGinn

Walter McGinn

Jack Younger

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Bill Rintels

Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Sheriff L.D. Wicker

Chuck Waters

Chuck Waters

Thomas Richard Linder

Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman

Deputy Red

William Joyce

William Joyce

Senator Charles Carroll

Betty Murray

Mrs. Charles Carroll

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Parallax Assassin

Jo Ann Harris

Jo Ann Harris

Chrissy - Frady's Girl

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

6 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“The Parallax View blends deft direction from Alan J. Pakula and a charismatic Warren Beatty performance to create a paranoid political thriller that stands with the genre's best.”

87% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kat Sachs

RTChicago ReaderAug 28, 2025

If you’re not sucked in by the The Parallax View’s absurd-but-apparently-true conspiracy, then you will be by Gordon Willis’s hauntingly atmospheric cinematography.

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Penelope Gilliatt

RTThe New YorkerMar 5, 2024

The point of this sort of movie seems to be to arouse outrage without offending anyone.

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Molly Haskell

RTVillage VoiceApr 20, 2022

The Parallax View is a movie of splendid bits and pieces disappointingly strung together.

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Ian Kane

RTEpoch TimesSep 3, 2024

“The Parallax View” is a gripping thriller that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating each new twist and turn in the story.

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Information

Title

The Parallax View

Released

Jun 14, 1974

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Status

Released

Studios

Doubleday Productions, Harbor Productions

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