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Bigger Than Life (1956)

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

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Daniel C 29 Jun 2010

Convincing portrayal of prescription drug-induced psychosis but there's not much else to this film and the whole thing comes off rather like a Public Information Film. Ultimately disappointing.

Gerald Peary 16 Sep 2009

Ed's vision is demented and distorted, and yet, Ray insinuates, doesn't his protagonist, in an odd way, see through the smug mediocrity that is 1950s America?

Andrew D 27 Nov 2011

Fantastic pitch-black slice of warped Americana. James Mason is pitch-perfect as sweeter than sweet family man crumbling into a maniacal Old Testament wielding tyrant under the influence of an experimental medication. I would have preferred a less neatly rounded out ending, there were so many troubling themes here and then ending felt like s light betrayal of them, but still, a very enjoyable film.

James-Masaki R 29 Nov 2010

Nicholas Ray already made his mark with "Rebel Without A Cause", redefining movies about school life of kids and their complications, but for Bigger Than Life, it's the other side: The schoolteacher who becomes a drug addict. Great use of framing, shadowplay, and light, and also milk, of all things, Ray brings a very social taboo at the time to the screen, with great results, but obviously a very negative reaction from cinemagoers... A schoolteacher overworked is taken to the hospital, and prescribed a new medicine to calm his stress, and is told that he may die if not treated with the medication. But when he starts to feel better and exhuberant from the medication, little by little he ups his dosage, unknowingly causing him to lose it. Spiraling into madness, and uncontrollable rage and psychotic breakdowns, everyone loses in this very bleak 1950's melodrama.

Peter Bradshaw 23 Jun 2006

This is an outstanding movie, remarkable for its seriousness and daring.