Human Desire (1954)
"A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%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
🎬 60%
(RT: 60%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Broderick Crawford as Carl Buckley
Edgar Buchanan as Alec Simmons
Kathleen Case as Ellen Simmons
Peggy Maley as Jean
Diane DeLaire as Vera Simmons
Grandon Rhodes as John Owens
Is Human Desire good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 150 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 60%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train. Wikipedia ↗
