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Plot: Irish-American boxer Sean Thornton, recovering from the trauma of having accidentally killed a man in the ring, arrives in the Irish village where he was born. He falls in love with Mary Kate Danaher,...( read more read more... ) sister of bullying squire, Red Will Danaher. However, Red Will won't consent to their marriage. In order to defeat Red Will and marry his beloved, Sean must come to terms with both his demons and Irish traditions.

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  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 16, 2008
    I hate this movie. I don't know why so many people love it, but it's disgusting. If it's a comedy, then that makes it better, but if all this is SERIOUS, it's very disgusting. Awful movie.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 20, 2008
    I have LOVED this movie for as long as I can remember...it is one of those PERFECT movies that they just don't make anymore!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 22, 2008
    Its John freakin' Wayne. He's not that quiet. Well, maybe in this one he is. Did you know Ms. O'Hara broke a bone when her slap was blocked by Mr. Wayne? Crazy, huh?
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 18, 2008
    By far my fave John Wayne movie. And he doesn't even kill anyone (except in flashback). As for Maureen O'Hara... wow.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 16, 2008
    great film and has a great fighting scene but shows that the woman of the house is that.. Ohara she does a great job here
  • No rating.
    MCT:
    May 27, 2008
    man if im going to do a movie way before my time and a wayne movie at that this would not be one of them at all
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 16, 2008
    for so long this movie had been my favorite, I watched it whenever I could...
    I still love it now...just not as muchh.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 10, 2008
    John Ford?s amazing picture of Ireland and its wonderful ways is a joy to see. My favorite Ford, or for that matter John Wayne film, this romantic film is complete with a cast including the spitfire Maureen O?Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, and Ward Bond among many other faces that graced Ford?s pictures. The cinematography is wonderful as it takes in the natural beauty of Ireland and the quaint town of Innisfree. The climatic fight at the end should not be missed. Victor Young?s score does a perfect build up to the fight.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 14, 2008
    A great love story and one of Wayne's best performances. Obviously a labor of love for all involved. The fight scene is only upstage by Wayne dragging O'Hara across the county...
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 6, 2008
    I love the story and chemistry between these two. Not to mention looking back in time and seeing the attitudes and customs (some still practiced today) that occurred during this period. It's a sexy romantic comedy that lovers of this films era and genre will want for their own collection. Although I hear the DVD version is of poor quality - I wouldn't know since I grabbed it off TCM
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 27, 2008
    One of Wayne's best . . . and it isn't a wstern! Boxer kills a man in the ring, quits and goew back to his homeland where he grew up! His fight scene with McLaglen is a SCREAM!!!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 30, 2008
    Those who are used to John Wayne's strutting Westerners or drawling soldiers may find this role a bit surprising, but it's still John Wayne and he's still just as swaggering and manly as ever. More importantly, this is a John Ford picture; the sweeping shots of the Irish countryside, the soft-lighted portraits of Maureen O'Hara, even the stereotypical stock-Irish side characters are offered to the audience with the loving care of a long-lost Irish son. One can't help but fall in love with the people--especially Barry Fitzgerald, who is impish and sharp and just as he ought to be--but also with the landscape. This idealistic vision of Ireland may no longer exist or may never have existed in reality, but the film transports its audience to the land-that-never-was with grace and sweetness, and we are grateful for it.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 21, 2008
    Sprawling narrative consisting of moments of quiet happiness interspersed with moments of sudden tension.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 2, 2008
    classic pairing-yet again of John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara, with Wayne directed by John Ford, no less.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 29, 2007
    I saw this in English class! It's okay, and it follows the story well, but as far as getting your money's worth, pick a longer film.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 23, 2007
    if you have never seen a john wayne movie before , this is by far one of his best ever . it is a wonderful love & life story . one of my favorite movies ever .
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 13, 2007
    I'm not Irish. In no way am I Irish. My mom says that both the Irish and the Ukrainians have common descendants, but I don't believe her. Perhaps that's what's wrong with my life. I don't trust easily. Anyway, I don't find things that are quintessentially Irish all that amusing. Mainly because I can't relate. But otherwise, this movie f*cking rocks!

    I have to give props to John Ford. He knows how to make a really grounded, honestly heartwarming movie. I'm tempted to buy the Ford at Fox billion DVD box set because of this movie. I can't say that I've ever thought of John Wayne as the handsome, romantic lead, but he does pull it off with flying colors. He is touching without losing his "dukeness" and that says a lot. It's odd that this movie made me really want to see True Grit, despite being a completely different genre.

    Now, I'm not sure who was in the wrong in this movie. I'm pretty sure it was both of them but Maureen O'Hara's character enfuriated me. I get that there is tradition there, but everyone knows that Wayne is an American who doesn't understand all the local traditions. You'd think that someone would tell him the ins and outs of commonplace society well into his relationship. I don't blame him for reacting the way he did. Being an American (okay, Ukrainian-American), I don't see the importance of a dowry. Call me a hopeless romantic, but hating John Wayne for his ignorance gosh-darn-well enfuriated me. So when it was explained, I was happy to see the knock-down drag-out showdown, but sympathized with John Wayne the entire time.

    And that's a tough thing to do!
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 21, 2007
    I am completely mixed by this film. My husband loves and I mean LOVES this film. Me, not quite sure. John Wayne acting - he's not the best BUT he does have a certain charisma on the screen.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 19, 2007
    John Wayne and O'Hara along with an all star cast change it up in this beloved romantic comedy in one of my favorite countries.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 9, 2007
    i watched this one tim & that wuz only cuz my brother-in-law & my dad were watching it!!! & i really didnt like it!!!...at all
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 6, 2007
    One of the best movies ever made. Scenery is amazing. Ford truly captured everything he intented to. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara are truly amazing together on screen.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 22, 2007
    I've loved this movie since before I understood half of the tension. Yes, John Wayne insists on being all John Wayne-ish and there are cheesy backdrops, etc., but it really approaches some cultural differences and what it means to love and respect your other, even if you don't understand them.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 6, 2007
    This was John Wayne's best movie, in my opinion, and it was his only non-Western. I'm definitely not really a fan of Wayne and he's not the reason I enjoy this movie, but he does help make it good along with a great script, beautiful cinematography, and good performances from the rest of the cast, especially Maureen O'Hara.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 6, 2007
    I really do love the Quiet Man. The scenery is really beautiful, the score even more so and the plot is simple but lively and fun. The film is sort of an ode to Ireland but at the same time it veers away from over-sentimental rosy romance with a whole series of quirky characters and an unconventional couple who spend more time fighting than in domestic bliss! Maureen O'Hara is beautiful and feisty in this. I can honestly say that this is my favourite John Wayne film but since I have an irrational hatred of Westerns that isn't saying much (and if I am honest, at times I find his performance a little wooden.)

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