In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
The Night of the Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Night of the Hunter was released in 1955 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 732 reviews, giving The Night of the Hunter (1955) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 95%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 88%.
With a score of 85%, The Night of the Hunter is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1955, which stands at 59%.
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