The Getaway

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The Getaway

PG,

1972,

2h 2m,

Action

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84%

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5,000+ Ratings

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81%

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5,000+ Ratings

When convict Doc McCoy is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol, to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Beynon, who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Beynon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.

Critics Consensus

The Getaway sees Sam Peckinpah and Steve McQueen, the kings of violence and cool, working at full throttle.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Sep 29, 2023

This is the most completely commercial film Peckinpah has made, and his self-parasitism gives one forebodings of emptiness... The Getaway is long and dull and has no reverberations except of other movies, mostly by Peckinpah.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

May 9, 2005

2/5

The action and the violence of The Getaway are supported by no particular themes whatsoever. The movie just unravels.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

The Getaway is a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy. It's like one of those devices for executive desks, with the stainless steel balls on the strings: It functions with great efficiency but doesn't accomplish anything.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Feb 22, 2025

4/5

…another masterclass in minimalist cool from Steve McQueen, whose presence makes The Getaway something of a blast despite some caveats about the more challenging side of 1972’s sexual politics…

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

Nov 21, 2023

Measured against the earlier reunion after Doc leaves prison and the two make love in a lake and retire to a small room, this violence seems all the more horrifying...

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 16, 2022

3/5

There ends up being enough good ingredients to make for a tasty crime thriller. Perhaps not as good as it could have been, but tasty nonetheless.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best thrilling movie ever made!

Albus R

Sep 15, 2018

Horribly dated with an unmistakable 1970's quality. So slow-paced that it bored me to sleep. (First and only viewing - 9/15/2018)

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Rey R

Apr 11, 2018

i enjoyed the getaway i like steve mcqueen

Rey M

Mar 18, 2018

Great largely underappreciated thriller very much in the Dirty Harry vein -- with a number of novel plot twists to keep you on the edge of your seat!

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Harry S

Oct 22, 2017

A great movie with almost perfect casting. Ali MAcGraw is awful, as always, but even she can't kill it. Al Letteiri is perfect as the insane bad guy, Rudy. All the casting but the Carol character is dead on, I can't think of a single person I would change. It's got a lot of funny stuff in it to, and plenty of action.

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Abraham R

Aug 13, 2017

A Peckinpah action classic with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw at the top of their game and appeal. "Punch it, baby"!

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Synopsis

When convict Doc McCoy is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol, to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Beynon, who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Beynon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.

Director: Sam Peckinpah
Producer: David Foster, Mitchell Brower
Screenwriter: Walter Hill
Production Co: First Artists
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2014
Runtime: 2h 2m

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