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The Getaway

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When convict Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson), who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Benyon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.
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The Getaway sees Sam Peckinpah and Steve McQueen, the kings of violence and cool, working at full throttle.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 09/29/2023
This is the most completely commercial film Peckinpah has made, and his self-parasitism gives one forebodings of emptiness... The Getaway is long and dull and has no reverberations except of other movies, mostly by Peckinpah. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 05/09/2005
2/5
The action and the violence of The Getaway are supported by no particular themes whatsoever. The movie just unravels. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2/4
The Getaway is a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy. It's like one of those devices for executive desks, with the stainless steel balls on the strings: It functions with great efficiency but doesn't accomplish anything. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Feb 22
4/5
…another masterclass in minimalist cool from Steve McQueen, whose presence makes The Getaway something of a blast despite some caveats about the more challenging side of 1972’s sexual politics… Go to Full Review
Justine Smith Vague Visages 11/21/2023
Measured against the earlier reunion after Doc leaves prison and the two make love in a lake and retire to a small room, this violence seems all the more horrifying... Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/16/2022
3/5
There ends up being enough good ingredients to make for a tasty crime thriller. Perhaps not as good as it could have been, but tasty nonetheless. Go to Full Review
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tucker s Nov 13 Outstanding movie. Great acting, writing, and direction. Peckinpah was one of a kind. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 27 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 28 Success in 2 hours and 2 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Oscar M Apr 18 Historia sencilla, buenas escenas de acción, dinámica. Buena opción para una tarde de domingo See more Blu B Apr 15 A Classic Crime Flick. It's very much a 70's action crime movie mixed with a Bonnie & Clyde style road movie escaping to the border after a roberry gone wrong. Really well made all around. I have to say there is violence in this but compared to Sam P.'s other flicks this is suprisingly much more tame and restrained than a lot of his other classic works. Very mild restrained nudity, well done action scenes but never over the top insanely violent, and just not a lot of dark themes explored or torture stuff. I could honestly say this is probably his most high quality commercial flick. It still feels like his type of film though. It does jump a quite a bit between McQueen and the bad guy after him on his tail throughout but it makes sense. Everything follows a logical flow and is filled with plenty of twists and turns. This is sort of a quiet film also with not that much dialouge suprisingly. It can also be a bit slow throughout but it's never boring. The characters don't have incredible levels of depth to them and this relies a lot on the direction and twists and turns of the story to make it work. But the two leads got great chemistry and it's very well done. Anyone who is a fan of crime movies, road flicks, the director, or any actors in this should give this a try. See more Scott M 09/06/2024 This is one of the best thrillers of the 70's. It sways between cool, brutal and arousing. McQueen is engrossing. Al Lettieri's character Rudi is genuinely menacing. The music by Quincy Jones add perfectly to the suspense and is as sexy as hell. It may not be as graphically violent as today's films but the underlying core of the movie is constantly threatening. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When convict Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson), who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Benyon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Producer
David Foster, Mitchell Brower
Screenwriter
Walter Hill
Production Co
First Artists
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2014
Runtime
2h 2m
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