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Citizen Kane

1941

Directed by Orson Welles

Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

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Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Dorothy Comingore Ray Collins George Coulouris Agnes Moorehead Paul Stewart Ruth Warrick Erskine Sanford William Alland Everett Sloane Fortunio Bonanova Gus Schilling Philip Van Zandt Georgia Backus Harry Shannon Sonny Bupp Buddy Swan Gregg Toland Don Ackerman Gino Corrado Maurice Costello Demetrius Alexis Gene Coogan Art Dupuis Rudy Germane Mike Lally Walter Lawrence John Northpole Show All…

Alternative Titles

El ciudadano, Obcan Kane, O Mundo a Seus Pés, 시민 케인, Vətəndaş Kane, Громадянен Кейн, Den store mann, Քաղաքացի Քեյնը, Aranypolgár, Yurttaş Kane, Kansalainen Kane, Quarto potere, Ciudadano Kane, Гражданин Кейн, 公民凯恩, Občan Kane, Громадянин Кейн, Obywatel Kane, Πολίτης Κέιν, En sensation, Cetățeanul Kane, Гражданинът Кейн, Den Store Mand, האזרח קיין, Cidadão Kane, 市民ケーン, 大國民, Pilietis Keinas, El Ciudadano Kane, همشهری کین, المواطن كين, Građanin Kane, Công dân Kane, Ciutadà Kane, ซิติเซนเคน, Грађанин Кејн

Genres

Drama Mystery

Themes

Humanity and the world around us Moving relationship stories Politics and human rights Surreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death Show All…

Premiere

01 May 1941

USANR New York City, New York

Theatrical limited

06 May 1941

USANR

18 Jan 2001

CzechiaU

12 Oct 2023

Greece

Theatrical

17 Apr 1941

Belgium14
Canada14A
IrelandG
Norway15
Sweden15

06 Jun 1941

Mexico

16 Jun 1941

Brazil12

05 Sep 1941

USANR

27 Oct 1941

PortugalM/12

10 Dec 1941

PortugalM/12

23 Jan 1942

AustraliaG

24 Jan 1942

26 Jan 1942

Greece13

02 Jul 1946

FranceTP

28 Jul 1947

Hungary12

03 Oct 1947

Czechoslovakia

01 Jan 1948

Poland12

05 Feb 1948

Netherlands6

25 Nov 1948

Italy

02 Sep 1949

Austria12

25 May 1956

USANR

29 Jun 1962

Germany12

14 Jun 1966

JapanR18+

31 Mar 1989

SpainA

01 May 1991

USAPG

16 Jun 2007

South Korea15

Physical

03 Dec 1984

USANR

22 Aug 1991

USANR

26 Feb 1992

USAPG

25 Sep 2001

USAPG

13 Sep 2011

USAPG

02 Apr 2013

Netherlands6

23 Nov 2021

USAPG

TV

17 Apr 1941

FinlandK-16

17 May 2009

Netherlands6

Australia

23 Jan 1942

TheatricalG

Austria

02 Sep 1949

Theatrical12

Belgium

17 Apr 1941

Theatrical14

Brazil

16 Jun 1941

Theatrical12

Canada

17 Apr 1941

Theatrical14A

Czechia

18 Jan 2001

Theatrical limitedU Projekt 100

Czechoslovakia

03 Oct 1947

Theatrical

Finland

17 Apr 1941

TVK-16

France

02 Jul 1946

TheatricalTP

Germany

29 Jun 1962

Theatrical12

Greece

26 Jan 1942

Theatrical13

12 Oct 2023

Theatrical limited Re-issue

Hungary

28 Jul 1947

Theatrical12

Ireland

17 Apr 1941

TheatricalG

Italy

25 Nov 1948

Theatrical

Japan

14 Jun 1966

TheatricalR18+

Mexico

06 Jun 1941

Theatrical

Netherlands

05 Feb 1948

Theatrical6

17 May 2009

TV6 Nederland 2

02 Apr 2013

Physical6 DVD

Norway

17 Apr 1941

Theatrical15

Poland

01 Jan 1948

Theatrical12

Portugal

27 Oct 1941

TheatricalM/12

10 Dec 1941

TheatricalM/12

South Korea

16 Jun 2007

Theatrical15

Spain

31 Mar 1989

TheatricalA

Sweden

17 Apr 1941

Theatrical15

UK

24 Jan 1942

TheatricalU

USA

01 May 1941

PremiereNR New York City, New York

06 May 1941

Theatrical limitedNR Chicago, Illinois

05 Sep 1941

TheatricalNR

25 May 1956

TheatricalNR

03 Dec 1984

PhysicalNR Criterion Collection LaserDisc

01 May 1991

TheatricalPG

22 Aug 1991

PhysicalNR 50th Anniversary edition VHS

26 Feb 1992

PhysicalPG Criterion Collection 50th Anniversary LaserDisc

25 Sep 2001

PhysicalPG 60th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD/VHS

13 Sep 2011

PhysicalPG 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray/DVD

23 Nov 2021

PhysicalPG Criterion Collection 80th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray

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Popular reviews

Review by maria ★★★★★ 41

i mean... it wasn't as good as shrek 2 (2004) but it was ok
Review by Lucy ★★ 161

have you guys ever heard of this movie? citizen kane? directed by orson welles? ever heard of it? citizen kane? probably not, it's pretty indie
Review by Nakul ★★★★★ 9

One might call it the Citizen Kane of movies.
Review by cinéfila... 🕯️ 20

watching an almost universally loved work of art and not connecting with it in any way whatsoever has got to be one of my least favorite film-related experiences
Review by ciara ★★ 46

controversial opinion but this was literally so fucking boring
Review by brendan o'hare ★★★★★ 9

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Review by PTAbro ★★★★ 18

[Redundant praise]
[Joke about sleds]
[Regurgitated and bastardized interpretations of technical feats of skill on display]
[Insincere complaint about waiting so long to watch]
[Unnecessary recommendation for anyone who hasn't seen it to finally do so]
10/100
Review by Penny ★★ 53

Anyone who says this is their favorite movie is lying.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 6

100
Greatest opening scene in cinema history. The 'no trespassing' sign, the camera tracking upwards as the fence scales higher and higher, almost to the clouds. Dissolves upon dissolves. Inching ever so closer to Xanadu: a mansion and a castle, a fortress and a paradise - something out of horror and fantasy and adventure seemingly all at once. The light from the window remains stationary, signaling to the spectator that our story begins in that high tower, a sole fragment of warmth amidst this vast canvas of fallen excess. And the dissolve after the bedroom light goes out and the composition switches from exterior to interior, illuminating Kane's figure laying on the bed as another dissolve brings the audience *into*…
Review by amaya ★★★★ 28

this might be a hot take but i would've preferred to never know what "rosebud" meant and finish on that "a word can never resume a man's life" speech and this glorious backward shot of all the meaningless junk that kane owns, to show that expensive objects can't either
Review by Rida ★★★★★ 24

I’m not naïve enough to think that I have anything new to offer in my entirely unnecessary ode to Citizen Kane, but I'll continue writing this anyway because I like writing about films, and Citizen Kane is a film, all right, and a Towering Masterpiece of Cinema at that. I’d have to be exceedingly smart or exceedingly stupid to dispute that, and I reckon I fall somewhere in between.
Pulling apart Citizen Kane shot by shot is more than enough to learn how to make a film, but pulling apart the film's circular structure is also a brilliant way to learn how to tell a story. Since I attempt to write, it's the narrative structure of Citizen Kane that interests…
Review by CinemaJoe ★★★★½ 26

Still not as good as The Eras Tour Movie.

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Citizen Kane

Synopsis

Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.

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Premiere

01 May 1941

Theatrical limited

06 May 1941

18 Jan 2001

12 Oct 2023

Theatrical

17 Apr 1941

06 Jun 1941

16 Jun 1941

05 Sep 1941

27 Oct 1941

10 Dec 1941

23 Jan 1942

24 Jan 1942

26 Jan 1942

02 Jul 1946

28 Jul 1947

03 Oct 1947

01 Jan 1948

05 Feb 1948

25 Nov 1948

02 Sep 1949

25 May 1956

29 Jun 1962

14 Jun 1966

31 Mar 1989

01 May 1991

16 Jun 2007

Physical

03 Dec 1984

22 Aug 1991

26 Feb 1992

25 Sep 2001

13 Sep 2011

02 Apr 2013

23 Nov 2021

TV

17 Apr 1941

17 May 2009

Australia

23 Jan 1942

Austria

02 Sep 1949

Belgium

17 Apr 1941

Brazil

16 Jun 1941

Canada

17 Apr 1941

Czechia

18 Jan 2001

Czechoslovakia

03 Oct 1947

Finland

17 Apr 1941

France

02 Jul 1946

Germany

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Writers

Editor

Cinematography

Art Direction

Special Effects

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Sound

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