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64% Critic Match
Wise Blood
“An American Masterpiece!”
6.4 / 10• 1979• 1h 46m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Cast & Crew
Brad Dourif
Hazel Motes
Lead
Dan Shor
Enoch Emory
Amy Wright
Sabbath Lily
Harry Dean Stanton
Asa Hawks
Mary Nell Santacroce
Landlady
Ned Beatty
Hoover Shoates
John Huston
Grandfather
William Hickey
Preacher
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Huston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wise Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
