Ace in the Hole

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Brian D @Brian6741 Aug 16, 2026 liked the idea more than the execution. will watch a 2nd time See more Patrick C @RT84374237 Jun 5, 2026 The more of Billy Wilder's work I see, the more I am convinced he belongs in the very highest echelon of filmmakers. Inspired writing and direction, with a great variety in his films. 'Ace in the Hole' is a wonderful tale of a newspaperman who will stop at nothing to sell a story, but ends up finding out too late that telling the truth pays a different kind of reward. A masterful piece of filmmaking. See more Petros T @PetrosTserpelis Nov 30, 2025 Equal measures sarcastic and tragic, "Ace in the Hole" is masterfully written. It's really fascinating to watch the decision-making, morals, motives, goals and nuances of the characters unfold, and how all this subtext is represented in the script, direction and acting. The claustrophobia of the cave is juxtaposed in a gut-wrenchingly poignant, pertinent manner with the media circus springing around it and benefiting from it, and you can't help but watch transfixed, wide-eyed and in shock. See more Mike W @MikeW269 Sep 20, 2025 The movie is excellent, though not fun or uplifting. One very cool thing is that I am 95% sure I was at the souvenir shop where the movie was done back as a kid traveling in NM with family around 1956-57, outside Albuquerque. See more Mark B @Thelaser555 Dec 4, 2024 Kirk Douglas puts in an electrifying performance as a former down on his luck, hard-nosed, top hack, now resorting to working for a hick-town newspaper in the middle of nowhere in America to make ends meet. But Douglas suddenly hits gold in his bid to get back to the big time in New York when he stops off to get gas on the way to his original assignment and stumbles across an incident involving a man trapped down a sacred Indian tomb. With savage determination to exploit the story solely for his own gain, Douglas milks the story dry to his old newspaper boss paying him top dollar, knowing the trapped man will probably die as a result. Douglas fills the screen in this mesmerizing tale of naked, human ambition, trampling on anyone and everything that gets in his way. See more Allen R @AL_SeesALotOfMovies May 6, 2024 Disturbing look at what humanity will turn to if they get a little attention. Kirk Douglas is fantastic as a reporter doing anything to make it the top even if it means making up the story. See more Read all reviews

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