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Get Carter

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Jack Carter (Michael Caine) is a cold-blooded London gangster, and not the sort of man you want to cross. When Carter's brother winds up dead, he travels to Newcastle to arrange the funeral. Convinced that his brother was murdered, Carter questions local thug Eric (Ian Hendry), who eventually leads him to kingpin Kinnear. From there, Carter carves a bloody trail of revenge through the seedy underbelly of Newcastle in search of his brother's killer.
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Darkly entertaining and tightly wound, Get Carter is a gritty revenge story done right.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian A stone-cold, liquid-nitrogen classic. Rated: 5/5 May 25, 2022 Full Review Jay Cocks TIME Magazine It wallows in its ceaseless bloodbath and emerges like its protagonist -- sleazy and second-rate. Apr 20, 2010 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Mike Hodges' top-notch adaptation of a Ted Lewis novel not only maintains interest but conveys with rare artistry, restraint and clarity the many brutal, sordid and gamy plot turns. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal A weathered classic of vengeance cinema for good reason that remains a distinctive tour de force of director Mike Hodges' aesthetic and Michael Caine's wraithlike performance. Rated: 4/5 Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Michael Caine is more than able in this excellent Brit crime flick from writer-director Mike Hodges. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …Get Carter is an iconic but deliberately unlovable film; like the central character, it’s brutal and utterly dangerous to know… Rated: 4/5 Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed . Blood is thicker than liquor. What's Get Carter all about? This movie is about bros and hos, retribution and violent solutions. It captures the grimy northern England of the early 1970s right down to the disgusting wallpaper and window treatments. Following Alfie and The Italian Job, Get Carter further solidified proof that Michael Caine is an able actor. Be sure to 'drink up' this uncomfortable yet gripping motion picture. Stay at the very least for Britt Ekland's scene where she demonstrates her talents and a flair for the phone sex business. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review BowTangey M A great film I only came to watch after seeing an online recommendation purportedly by Stanley Kubrick. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Ari V Bit of a nothing burger, but some pretty decent little arrangements on the way to confirming this. 2.75/5 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/08/25 Full Review Mark B Surely Caine's finest hour? Every movement, every stare and every word from Michael Caine's brilliantly portrayed assassin should come with a government health warning. The ice-cold London gangster Jack Carter, armed with his double-barreled shotgun, on a robo-killer, one-way vengeance mission, makes all other wannabe hardmen look as threatening as a pet poodle as he sets about killing the list of perpetrators (believed to be involved in his brother's death) with all the precision of a surgeon's knife. Even ordering a night-time pint in a noisy Newcastle pub where Caine clicks his fingers and shouts out to the barman "in a straight glass!" has drinkers quickly edging for the exit. A truly iconic gangster movie, all set in grimy 1970s Newcastle before it smartened itself up a bit. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Jason C I agree with the gangster that Caine based the character on. There was no heart in the movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review john T PERFECTION! Acting, direction, writing camerawork and soundtrack it has it all Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mike Hodges

Director

Michael Caine

Jack Carter

Ian Hendry

Eric Paice

Britt Ekland

Anna Fletcher

John Osborne

Cyril Kinnear

Tony Beckley

Peter the Dutchman

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Synopsis Jack Carter (Michael Caine) is a cold-blooded London gangster, and not the sort of man you want to cross. When Carter's brother winds up dead, he travels to Newcastle to arrange the funeral. Convinced that his brother was murdered, Carter questions local thug Eric (Ian Hendry), who eventually leads him to kingpin Kinnear. From there, Carter carves a bloody trail of revenge through the seedy underbelly of Newcastle in search of his brother's killer.
Director
Mike Hodges
Producer
Michael Klinger
Screenwriter
Ted Lewis, Mike Hodges
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 1971, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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