Gentleman's Agreement

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Gentleman's Agreement

1947,

1h 58m,

Drama

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84 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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78%

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When journalist Phil Green (Gregory Peck) moves to New York City, he takes on a high-profile magazine assignment about anti-Semitism. In order to truly view things from an empathetic perspective, he pretends to be a Jew and begins to experience many forms of bigotry, both firsthand and through a Jewish friend, Dave Goldman (John Garfield). Phil soon falls in love with beautiful Kathy Lacy (Dorothy McGuire), but their relationship is complicated by his unusual endeavor.

Critics Consensus

It occasionally fails to live up to its subject matter -- and is perhaps an 'important' film more than a 'great' one -- but the performances from Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire are superb.

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

Nov 16, 2022

Tangy and crisp as tossed salad straight from the refrigerator, [Celeste Holm]'s the smart package of chlorophyll that rids the air of unpleasant tension and makes it one-world fresh.

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Mildred Martin

Philadelphia Inquirer

Nov 16, 2022

The film has an urgency, a sincerity and a persuasiveness which, for this reader, the book lacked. Credit for this, it seems to us, goes primarily to Moss Hart and Elia Kazan.

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

Nov 16, 2022

A brave, courageous, fascinating film is Gentleman's Agreement... Here is a picture that must be seen by bigots as well as men of good will; by hypocrites as well as understanding Americans if its message is to be fully appreciated.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 22, 2025

3/4

It may seem tame by today’s standards, but Gentleman’s Agreement was powder keg material back in 1947.

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

Aug 27, 2024

The film can be a little heavy-handed with its messages, though given the context of when this was made, so shortly after World War II and the Holocaust, it warrants its sense of urgency, education, and importance.

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

Jun 27, 2023

The façade adds to a narrative that is both complex and intelligent, and it is a well-meaning film with a big heart even if it comes off a bit puffed up and self-congratulatory today.

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Abraham S

Apr 28, 2019

Best picture winner. The story confronts the issues of anti-semitism in mainstream USA.

Luke R

Apr 18, 2019

I just watched this movie again and it seems more powerful than when they made it. Antisemitism is alive and in our country, especially in our congress. Watch it again and post a review.

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Jan 26, 2019

The best, GREATEST inspiring movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: Gregory Peck as Phil Green!

Draco S

Sep 28, 2018

People who say that this film is outdated by modern times are lying. This same film would have won the Best Picture Oscar today too, especially today: Oscars have never been about art, it is always about politics. And this film is absolutely artless, I'm surprised that it's made by the same director who filmed 'On the Waterfront' and 'A Streetcar'. It has only 'message' and a pretty hateful one too. Ending is disgusting: he hurrying to her, now that she's 'cured' and on the 'right' side... What a shame. Gregory Peck's powerful acting only magnifies awfulness of this movie.

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Kylo S

Aug 27, 2017

Still very relevant today, Gregory Peck takes us on a moving journey of what it's like to be in someone else's skin.

Ron P

Aug 19, 2017

7.5 out of 10: It slowly delivers the message and will often derail from it, but the message is still strong and the acting is great.

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Elia Kazan

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Gregory Peck

Philip Schuyler 'Phil' Green

Dorothy McGuire

Kathy Lacey

John Garfield

Dave Goldman

Celeste Holm

Anne Dettrey

Anne Revere

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Synopsis

When journalist Phil Green (Gregory Peck) moves to New York City, he takes on a high-profile magazine assignment about anti-Semitism. In order to truly view things from an empathetic perspective, he pretends to be a Jew and begins to experience many forms of bigotry, both firsthand and through a Jewish friend, Dave Goldman (John Garfield). Phil soon falls in love with beautiful Kathy Lacy (Dorothy McGuire), but their relationship is complicated by his unusual endeavor.

Director: Elia Kazan
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter: Laura Z. Hobson, Moss Hart
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 1947, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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