In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
The Third Man has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of The Third Man (1949)
By Private U (13,627) on 15 Feb 2009
Cinafilm features reviews from top contributing critics and users.
Review of The Third Man (1949)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 21 Feb 2009
Review of The Third Man (1949)
By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 28 Aug 2002
Review of The Third Man (1949)
By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 01 Jul 2015
Review of The Third Man (1949)
Review of The Third Man (1949)
Review of The Third Man (1949)
By Aaron G (813) on 18 Jul 2016
Review of The Third Man (1949)
More About This Page
The Third Man was released in 1949 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 742 reviews, giving The Third Man (1949) an average rating of 86%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 96%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 91%.
With a score of 86%, The Third Man is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1949, which stands at 62%.
Popular Movies Right Now
