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1941·119 min·Dir. Orson Welles·★ 8.2
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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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How Good Is Citizen Kane?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
8.1Highly Rated
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB8.0
★ IMDb8.2
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The Verdict
Absolutely Worth Watching
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