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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherDirector Alfred Hitchcock, whose unmistakable stamp the picture bears, has packed about as much romantic action, melodramatic hullabaloo, comical diversion and illusion of momentous consequence as the liveliest imagination could conceive.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOne of Hitchcock's greatest entertainments, Foreign Correspondent is also a stirring propaganda piece which clearly indicts the Nazi regime.
- 91The A.V. ClubBen KenigsbergThe A.V. ClubBen KenigsbergForeign Correspondent seems a sterling example of how the director could help the war effort by using current events as a launching point for his signature brand of suspense.
- 90The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsIt’s such an entertaining film that it’s almost possible to forget its didactic agenda, which is certainly part of the point.
- 88Slant MagazineSlant MagazineWhere the film separates itself from the director’s other early studio work and, indeed, many films of the period, is in its ambition and scope of its production. The aforementioned set pieces are not only memorable, they’re among the most impressively mounted action sequences to that point.
- 80Time OutTime OutA thoroughly enjoyable affair, complete with some of his most memorable set pieces.
- 80EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanHeavy-handed but still poignant patriotism in this Hitchcock thriller.
- 75LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenA bit ham-fisted in its call to arms, Foreign Correspondent also fails in trying to force a romance between McCrea and Day. But there are plenty of signature Hitchcock sequences to recommend it.
- 75Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrThis film contains one of Hitchcock's most famous set pieces—an assassination in the rain—but otherwise remains a second-rate effort, as immensely enjoyable as it is.