Black Eye

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Black Eye

PG

Released May 17, 1974

1h 38m

Action

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An ex-police officer operating a private detective business comes face to face with a syndicate-backed dope ring.

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Joe Pollack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As this genre goes, it goes pretty well.

Sep 24, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It’s better than its practically nonexistent reputation.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 18, 2025

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

On a scale of private eye capers, Black Eye is well above the Burt Reynolds' vehicle, Shamus, and a few notches below Blake Edwards' Gunn.

Dec 13, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The gritty blaxploitation crime thriller gives it a good try to be in the Chandler mode.

Rated: B-

Apr 7, 2016

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Oct 1, 2005

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a rare solid film overall

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/18

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Nothing more then a blax Rockford Files that Im sure fans of Fred Williamson are expecting a little more. I know I was but it sorta makes sense because director Jack Arnold's work was mostly in television by this time. For blaxploitation & Williamson fans you might as well skip it. Sure The Hammer makes it watchable but you're not getting anything that made this genre special @ times. Really missed the mark shooting for a soft PG when there could have been a smoking hot sex scene between Williamson & Teresa (Get Christie Love! ) Cynthia. Instead it cuts away to a music montage of them playing football on the beach & riding a bicycle built for two. William's Stone sure as fuck is no Shaft

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

An ex-police officer operating a private detective business comes face to face with a syndicate-backed dope ring.

Director: Jack Arnold
Producer: Pat Rooney
Screenwriter: Mark Haggard, Jim Martin
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2010
Runtime: 1h 38m

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