Detour (1945)
"He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!"
ThumbScore
👍 85%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
🎬 98%
(RT: 98%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Tom Neal as Al Roberts
Ann Savage as Vera
Claudia Drake as Sue Harvey
Edmund MacDonald as Charles Haskell Jr.
Tim Ryan as Diner Owner Gus
Esther Howard as Hedy
Pat Gleason as Joe
Don Brodie as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Is Detour good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 427 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 98%.
Overview
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend. Wikipedia ↗
