Reds
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
Critics Sentiment
Reed and Bryant reunite in Russia during 1917 Revolution
Bryant takes ship to Europe for war correspondent work
The film surges from its slowest domestic period to its most engaging sequences when Reed and Bryant reach revolutionary Russia, gaining 2.0 points.
Critics consistently praised Reds as an ambitious and important film, though most noted its excessive 195-minute length and tendency to drag during the middle domestic sequences. The consensus highlighted strong performances, particularly from Keaton and the supporting cast, with the Russian Revolution sequences earning the highest praise for their compelling historical drama.
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Warren Beatty
John Reed
Diane Keaton
Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann
Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosiński
Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson
Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino
Louis Fraina
Maureen Stapleton
Emma Goldman
Nicolas Coster
Paul Trullinger
M. Emmet Walsh
Speaker at Liberal Club
Ian Wolfe
Mr. Partlow
Bessie Love
Mrs. Partlow
MacIntyre Dixon
Carl Walters
Pat Starr
Helen Walters
Eleanor D. Wilson
Mrs. Reed
Max Wright
Floyd Dell
George Plimpton
Horace Whigham
Harry Ditson
Maurice Becker
Leigh Curran
Ida Rauh
Kathryn Grody
Crystal Eastman
Brenda Currin
Marjorie Jones
Crew
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