Act of Violence (1949)
"The manhunt no woman could stop!"
ThumbScore
👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 94%
(RT: 94%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Van Heflin as Frank R. Enley
Mary Astor as Pat
Phyllis Thaxter as Ann Sturgess
Berry Kroeger as Johnny
Harry Antrim as Fred Finney
Is Act of Violence good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 109 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 94%.
Overview
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds. Wikipedia ↗
