Prime Cut

R

1972

1h 31m

Crime

Drama

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71%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

72%

1,000+ Ratings

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A Chicago mob collector (Lee Marvin) calls on a Kansas cattleman (Gene Hackman) who also deals in prostitutes and drugs.

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Shioka O

A weird crime film. More like a nasty satire comedy. Opening with meat packing/sausage factory footages and Gene Hackman plays villain called "Mary Ann".

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/22

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Audience Member

Prime Cut is a mean nasty crime/mob thriller that they rarely make anymore. Lee Marvin at his coolest and Gene Hackman at his slimiest. Also surprisingly funny. Great shootout at a farmhouse at the end. They just don't make ‘em like the 70s anymore. Great time for film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Ed M

I wanted to love this movie. Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin. But it was just okay.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/16/20

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jim b

Piece of crap. Worthless.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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delysid d

a very cool movie that reminded me of point blank. lee marvin is a badass who has been forgotten by modern audiences but he was great

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/18

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scott m

Story about a mercenary for hire who decides to take down a major crime sydicate. The acting by Marvin, Spacek and Hackman is awesome. The directing by Ritchie is great as well. But the storyline was rather odd. Something about southern gangsters who run drugs and pimp women didn't make much sense to me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Michael Ritchie

Director

Lee Marvin

Nick Devlin

Gene Hackman

Mary Ann

Angel Tompkins

Clarabelle

Gregory Walcott

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Sissy Spacek

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Prime Cut is very different from the usual gangster movie; it's put together almost like a comic strip, with all of the good and bad things that implies, and the Marvin character has more in common with superheroes than with mobsters.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Prime Cut is an essential crime picture that finds new relevance in a period that, not so long ago, may have seemed dated and backward, but today feels maddeningly, disappointingly true.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 11, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Fans of Marvin, Hackman and Spacek should delight, as Prime Cut is weird, wicked, and a lot of fun.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 21, 2020

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Hackman is in top form, providing a nuanced, almost charming villain, who could be a fun person to befriend, were it not for his flesh farm and his tendencies toward homicide.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 30, 2020

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Robert Sullivan

Los Angeles Free Press

A much greater fault is the way the film constantly pulls its punches; half of the film's climaxes don't feel quite right because they're not sufficiently climactic.

Jan 7, 2020

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Enchantingly perverse fairy-tale

Sep 25, 2009

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Synopsis

A Chicago mob collector (Lee Marvin) calls on a Kansas cattleman (Gene Hackman) who also deals in prostitutes and drugs.

Director: Michael Ritchie
Producer: Kenneth L. Evans
Screenwriter: Robert Dillon
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jun 14, 2005
Runtime: 1h 31m