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The Outsider

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An angry Vietnam veteran (Craig Wasson) leaves Detroit for Belfast to join the IRA against the British as his grandfather (Sterling Hayden) did.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Much of the film is shot in close-ups, making for a stark oppressiveness. Apr 7, 2011 Full Review Kenneth Turan New West/California The Outsider is as gripping as it is significant, as emotionally involving as it is right thinking, a film that is entertaining in the best and truest sense of the word. Nov 4, 2021 Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Because of its slim narrative and relatively unsympathetic protagonist The Outsider is probably the weakest of Tarr's films. Rated: 2/4 Apr 7, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Brilliantly catches the faces of these fringe members of Budapest society, leaving a striking impression of the disenfranchised. Rated: B+ Apr 7, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Poderia ser menos lento e arrastado... mas tem história interessante. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member My least favorite of the Domestic Trilogy and of Tarr's oeuvre. I find it bland and uninteresting. It seemed unintentionally messy and quickly slapped together (by Tarr's standards; the film is quite exceptional compared to those coming out in the 1980s). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It is a right dicision to go for black and white. Making this movie in colors takes a away a lot of weight. I love how the movie is in fragments (rough transitions made possible by shock cut), it gives a texture of life. The movie also give an insightful portrayal of how life can sometimes get the better of us. But yeah, I still love the later Tarr more. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A young slacker type uses music to escape his economic problems. I don't mind Tarr's early socio-realist movies, even though (like Polanski and Kieslowski and other Eastern Bloc types) his work improves as his artistic sensibilities mature. There's not a whole lot to this movie, but it's very watchable with good performances, good dialogue, and good music. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tony Luraschi

Director

Craig Wasson

Michael Flaherty

Patricia Quinn

Siobhan

Sterling Hayden

Seamus Flaherty

Niall Toibin

The Farmer

Elizabeth Begley

Mrs. Cochran
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Synopsis An angry Vietnam veteran (Craig Wasson) leaves Detroit for Belfast to join the IRA against the British as his grandfather (Sterling Hayden) did.
Director
Tony Luraschi
Producer
Philippe Modave
Screenwriter
Tony Luraschi
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Cinematic Arts B.V.
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2017
Runtime
2h 8m
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