Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Chandler

      PG 1971 1h 28m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 5% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Once a private detective, Chandler (Warren Oates) is now working a lowly job as a security guard. That is, until he gets more chance to prove himself as an investigator after he's hired to follow and protect Katherine Creighton (Leslie Caron), a government witness who has a band of gangsters after her. While trying to fend off these criminals, Chandler falls for the woman and attempts to keep his head above water in an underworld that might be too dangerous for an aging private eye. Read More Read Less

      Critics Reviews

      View All (1) Critics Reviews
      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A below average pulp thriller. Rated: C Aug 28, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (8) audience reviews
      Russ Was about a half hour into this muddled mess so I came to R/T to see if it was worth another hour. I see from the audience ratings that I won't be missing much, apart from Leslie Caron in a late career non-dancing role. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Very poor from every perspective. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Not great. Confusing. All the bad guys looked alike. Hard to follow story. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I was prepared to really enjoy this one and I have to say that I was a bit let down, as it felt very average and workmanlike as far as the average murder mystery goes. I would be curious to see if it grows on me at all upon a re-watch, but after that initial impression I have no idea when that might happen. Rental? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member even the always awesome warren oates can't save this mess Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Those in The Know are well aware of Warren Oates, but they might not be aware of this forgotten 70s gem that sees Oates as a P.I. hired to follow Leslie Caron's mystery woman. Of course, it's not so simple. Sure, the puppet-master exposition bits are a little tedious and some character reactions might leave you scratching your head, but Chandler sparks with sudden bursts of hardboiled brilliance and there are one or two bits of violence that knocked me off my socks. Plus, nobody portrays tired and angry quite like Warren Oates. He's beat, he's sick of it all, and he's gonna knock yer teeth in cuz he's got no idea what else to do. VF. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      Photos

      View All Chandler photos

      Chandler

      Chandler (1971) Chandler (1971) Chandler (1971) Chandler (1971) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Once a private detective, Chandler (Warren Oates) is now working a lowly job as a security guard. That is, until he gets more chance to prove himself as an investigator after he's hired to follow and protect Katherine Creighton (Leslie Caron), a government witness who has a band of gangsters after her. While trying to fend off these criminals, Chandler falls for the woman and attempts to keep his head above water in an underworld that might be too dangerous for an aging private eye.
      Director
      Paul Magwood
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 4, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 28m