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Brief Encounter 1945

Directed by David Lean

All-time standing

#146 of 4,011

In the top 4% of movies

By scope

1940s #22 of 206 Top 10% 1945 #3 of 23 Top 15%

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John Kobal

John Kobal

  • Published 1988
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  • Ranked #93
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #106
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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #213
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TROISCOULEURS (Trois Couleurs)

TROISCOULEURS (Trois Couleurs)

  • Published 2025
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  • Included, unranked
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Empire

Empire

  • Published 2017
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  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2013
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
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Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
The Independent

The Independent

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Nickel Odeon

Nickel Odeon

  • Published 1997
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  • Included, unranked
Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Peter von Bagh

Peter von Bagh

  • Published 1989
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  • Included, unranked
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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