The Conversation
Directed by Francis Ford CoppolaA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
The Conversation Ratings & Reviews
- Buster The BearOctober 20, 2025Are you too paranoid? Or not paranoid enough? Do you hear the faint hum of the electronic devices in your room? If you're not listening to the conversation, then who is?
- gosso85September 5, 2025This film was interesting and I battled with the rating. At the end of the day it’s a classic everyone should experience. I was quite interested in the 70’s tech over everything else but Gene is great, felt it was a tad bit long but still a classic.
- Subash RamoneJune 9, 2025It's a good movie but not the kind that you will watch again. The ending is interesting. Makes viewers discuss whether it was a good or bad ending.
- Kit LazerMarch 7, 2025Great movie but hearing the seem to Severance threw me off.
- stuhannafordMay 26, 2025Whilst an interesting character analysis of the parallels of conversing and conversation, observation and observed, expert and novice, the story is incredibly thin. It’s difficult to imagine the film succeeding without Hackman, and even then, there are painfully long sequences, that are, dare I say it, boring. Perhaps it’s to give the feeling of the tedium of surveillance itself, but it’s a long, hard watch and listen.
- Charles LondonFebruary 28, 2025One of Gene Hackman's best, although sadly lesser-known films. From 1974, this intense examination of ethics in the use of technology resonates even more today.
- mhantzeaJanuary 25, 2025Not that exciting
The Conversation Trivia
The Conversation was released on April 12, 1974.
The Conversation was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
The Conversation has a runtime of 1 hr 53 min.
The Conversation was produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
The key characters in The Conversation are Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), Stan (John Cazale), William P. 'Bernie' Moran (Allen Garfield).
The Conversation is rated PG.
The Conversation is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film.
The Conversation has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.