Gentleman's Agreement 1947

Critics score:
78 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: The film still has abundant meaning and should be fully and widely enjoyed. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It looks pretty timorous now. Read more

Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly: Agreement was tame, cautious stuff even back then. Read more

Robert Hatch, The New Republic: By dispassionate critical standards, Gentleman's Agreement is not a success. It is a tract rather than a play and it has the crusader's shortcomings. Read more

Kate Cameron, New York Daily News: The words ring out with clarity from the Mayfair screen and there is no mistaking their meaning. They are not lost on the wind, but hit you full in the face, making you sit up and take notice of the force behind them. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The movie is as powerful today as when it captured the Best Picture Oscar a few years after Hitler's genocide ended in Europe. Read more

TIME Magazine: Gentleman's Agreement is an important experiment, honestly approached and successfully brought off. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Good performances, however, particularly from Garfield and Holm. Read more

Hobe Morrison, Variety: [A] brilliant and powerful film. Read more