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Crime · Romance · Drama · 1949 · 1h 36min

They Live by Night.

CrimeRomanceDrama

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Director: Nicholas Ray

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Studios

RKO Radio Pictures

RKO Radio Pictures

Country

🇺🇸United States of America

Languages

English

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IMDb

7.4 /10

10k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

96 /100

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Metacritic

82 /100

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TMDB

6.9 /10

185 votes

Letterboxd

7.8 /10

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Weighted average

8.0/10

IMDb7.4
RT96
MC82
TMDB6.9
Lbxd7.8

Imogen Sara Smith on THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and the Myth of the American Open Road· Featurette

Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)

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🇺🇸Estados UnidosNov 1, 1949

🇬🇧Reino UnidoAug 6, 1948

🇮🇹ItaliaAug 19, 1949