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The Domino Principle

Play trailer Poster for The Domino Principle R 1977 1h 37m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Plotters free a convict to kill a public figure whose death would trigger a global chain of events.
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The Domino Principle

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Variety Staff Variety 11/07/2007
Stanley Kramer's film contains a lot of physical and logistical nonsense. Go to Full Review
Time Out 01/26/2006
With a lame script and the leaden hand of Kramer's direction, it blows most of its chances. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/16/2023
A puzzle with no solution that pretends to be a terrifying sociopolitical insinuation, when it is nothing more than a mockery. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/09/2023
The Domino Principle has nothing new to say. Neither has Stanley Kramer, and it's high time he was put out to pasture. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 04/05/2020
3/4
...a stirring thriller that succeeds despite a narrative that is, to put it mildly, rather far-fetched. Go to Full Review
Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press 10/23/2019
Falls apart and goes downhill at such a snail's pace, all you can say is, "Who cares!" Go to Full Review
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Max M @Househuntermax 3d Snoozefest of a spy thriller. Waste of a good cast. There’s much better Cold War stuff to watch. See more Dawn K @RT09652835 02/18/2025 This movie held my interest throughout, which is saying something because a lot of movies don't. The acting is solid and that shouldn't be surprising with a cast that includes Gene Hackman, Eli Wallach and Richard Widmark; the last of whom being particularly impressive. The locations and cinematography enhance the production and the action takes some twists and turns. In any case, I feel compelled to take away a star from my rating because Hackman's character makes some implausibly bone headed decisions. It was difficult for me to believe that his character would be so dense and naive. See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 02/02/2025 Intense conspiracy thriller, Pushes all the right emotional buttons, As convict Gene Hackman, gets in a no way out scenario, Recruited / forced by a shady organization, He desperately tries to protect his ex wife, He tries to fight back, but for every win, he loses alot more, Gene gives a commanding performance, With a fine supporting cast of old Hollywood pros, Mickey Rooney, Richard Widmark, Eli Wallach, Candace Bergman. Movie has loads of twists and turns, Some I didn’t see coming, See more Jerry R @RT73908557 01/31/2025 I enjoyed this film immensely. It kept my interest - beginning to end. I find the negative reviews puzzling—-almost as though planted by ‘government?’ to deter widespread viewing-as it exposes ‘how assassinations are engineered by our covert agencies. JR. Jan.31,2025 See more 03/22/2021 I have put off watching this movie only to have forgotten to watch it again and again. I should have left it unwatched. What I thought would be a fast-paced espionage-thriller was actually a poorly directed melodrama. See more delysid d @RT67044741 03/02/2018 pretty lame movie by hackman standards, it was enjoyable enough though See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Plotters free a convict to kill a public figure whose death would trigger a global chain of events.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Production Co
Incorporated Television Company, Associated General Films
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m