Gran Torino

R

Released Jan 9, 2009

1h 57m

Drama

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Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt becomes a reluctant hero when he stands up to the gangbangers who tried to force an Asian teen to steal Walt's treasured car. An unlikely friendship develops between Walt and the teen, as he learns he has more in common with his neighbors than he thought.

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Critics Consensus

Though a minor entry in Eastwood's body of work, Gran Torino is nevertheless a humorous, touching, and intriguing old-school parable.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It is a flawed movie, vastly overwritten, with characters pointing things out that we've long worked out for ourselves. Still, the self-referentiality of Eastwood's performance ensures that Gran Torino isn't just absorbing, but also moving.

Aug 29, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Seeing Eastwood ward off young gangsters was odd... well, but he pulled it off enough.

Rated: B

Sep 12, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Gran Torino is a nuanced picture with incredible heart, humor, and melodramatic themes of acceptance and long-overdue redemption.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 5, 2023

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Nicholas Oon

Maximum Hype (YouTube)

Its characters find peace through acts of openness, understanding and sacrifice, and it is these arcs that allow the audience to feel a sense of cathartic peace ourselves.

Sep 5, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The originality of the film is minute, while the story offers few surprises.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Ed C

Grand Torino is truly an amazing film. Eastwood nails it yet again. Torino is about an elderly man finding redemption for past mistakes as a father in an adopted Asian family that are his neighbors. In Grand Torino Clint Eastwood shows us why storytelling exists and what it's best at doing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Orion R

Watching this now in 2024, Eastwood shows you can be masculine, you can do the right thing, and snobby rude greedy family isn't a good reason to stay bitter. He finds peace, and has a great redemption. Tell it how it is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Gary C

I watched this back in 2011 and thought it was a great movie. I re-watched it again this weekend and enjoyed it as much the second time around.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Michal K

Such a great movie, I could rewatch again and again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Loleini C

I hate how this makes me cry but it's such a good movie. Whenever I watch this it makes me hate his kids, daughter-in-law and grandkids that *extra* bit more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Stephen B

Vying for my favorite movie ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Synopsis

Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt becomes a reluctant hero when he stands up to the gangbangers who tried to force an Asian teen to steal Walt's treasured car. An unlikely friendship develops between Walt and the teen, as he learns he has more in common with his neighbors than he thought.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber
Screenwriter: Nick Schenk
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Malpaso Company
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $148.1M
Runtime: 1h 57m

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