Detour

1945

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend

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JBscale

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Crime - Drama

Length

1 hr. 6 mins.

US Theatrical Release

January 25, 1946

US Box Office

$16,172 (#7132 of 7273)

Global Office

$16,172 (#4121 of 4175)

Rating

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition

Criterion Collection #966 Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

iTunes

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.37:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Criterion

Released

March 19, 2019

Acquired Date

November 23, 2025

Times Seen

0 Times

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Actors

Tom Neal

Ann Savage

Claudia Drake

Edmund MacDonald

Tim Ryan

Esther Howard

Pat Gleason

Directors

Edgar G. Ulmer

Producers

Leon Fromkess

Writers

Martin Goldsmith

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

98%

Tomatometer

42 votes

77%

Popcornmeter

303 votes

METASCORE

9 votes

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

21,447 votes