Overview
A gripping investigation into the shadows of power and corruption, where truth is a dangerous game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- ominous
- tense
- late night thriller viewing
- political cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praise Alan J. Pakula's deft direction, Warren Beatty's charismatic performance, and the film's enduring paranoid political atmosphere, while finding its plotting sober and occasionally implausible.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joseph Frady's investigation expands from a senator's assassination into a conspiracy embedded in a multinational corporation and public events.
Pakula uses stark compositions and imposing locations to isolate Frady against the institutions he investigates.
Reporter Joseph Frady repeatedly risks his safety to uncover the truth behind the assassination.
The film's assassinations, corruption, covert manipulation, and multinational power reflect the era's distrust of government and institutions.
Films like The Parallax View, and why
Three Days of the Condor
paranoid political conspiracy, institutional corruption, and investigative suspense
The Manchurian Candidate
assassination conspiracy, psychological manipulation, and political paranoia
All the President's Men
journalistic investigation, government secrecy, and tense procedural thriller plotting
Executive Action
bleak political intrigue and a lone investigator confronting powerful institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Release Date
- 1974-06-14
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (391)
Cast
- Warren Beatty
- Paula Prentiss
- William Daniels
- Walter McGinn
- Hume Cronyn
- Kelly Thordsen
- Chuck Waters
- Earl Hindman
- William Joyce
- Betty Murray
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Parallax View about?
- A tenacious reporter uncovers a multinational conspiracy behind a senator’s assassination and becomes trapped in its machinery of political control.
- What is The Parallax View like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Parallax View as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Parallax View violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Parallax View as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Parallax View?
- Critics broadly praise Alan J. Pakula's deft direction, Warren Beatty's charismatic performance, and the film's enduring paranoid political atmosphere, while finding its plotting sober and occasionally implausible.
- Which films are like The Parallax View?
- Films with a similar feel include Three Days of the Condor, The Manchurian Candidate, All the President's Men, and Executive Action.
- How long is The Parallax View?
- The Parallax View runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Parallax View?
- In United States, The Parallax View is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
