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The 400 Blows (1959)

8.0 IMDb 99% RT
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For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Genre

Drama

Sub-Genre

Coming-of-Age

Box Office

$509

Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema releases on 4K have been excellent.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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