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Knots Landing has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
“Even the credits needed a rewrite.”
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1979 · Drama
Knots Landing
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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RELEASE DATE
1979
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Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-21 15:00 UTC
Knots Landing confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-10 15:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Knots Landing.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-19 22:00 UTC
Knots Landing is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.5k points
The cinematography in Knots Landing is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Knots Landing would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/flicks · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.3k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Knots Landing actually is?
Everyone praising the Knots Landing performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.0k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Knots Landing?
Look, I wanted to love Knots Landing. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ExpositionDump🔥 0.9k points
Unpopular opinion: Knots Landing is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of Knots Landing and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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