F.I.S.T.

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F.I.S.T.

PG,

1978,

2h 25m,

Drama

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Johnny Kovak works in a warehouse and grows tired of the unfair policies in place, leading him to start a riot. Though Kovak is fired, his spirit wins him the admiration of others, and he becomes a new recruit for a labor union known as the Federation of Interstate Truckers. As the union becomes more powerful, Kovak's influence grows and eventually his ambitions result in a partnership with the mob. However, as Kovak deepens his criminal ties, his life grows more dangerous.

Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Feb 9, 2015

3/5

F.I.S.T. is another in a long line of well-made films that excel in their particulars, even if they fall a little short as complete, complex pieces of cinema.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Mar 25, 2013

F.I.S.T. stands for nearly 2 1/2 hours of almost unmitigated boredom-a misfired would-be proletarian epic with Sylvester Stallone misplaying the Jimmy Hoffa part with a self-confidence that borders on the sublime.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 25, 2013

F.I.S.T. is to the labor movement in the United States what All the King's Men was to an era in American politics.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jan 18, 2024

For an admirer of good Hollywood cinema, leaving it unwatched is unforgivable, because the initials of the film could also spell: Failure, Interesting, Spunky, and Traitorous. [full review in Spanish]

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Jul 31, 2019

The analysis lacks rigor and it's more interested in exploiting the previous hits of Sylvester Stallone than to delve deeper into any kind of social problem. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Nov 3, 2007

3/5

So-so Sly Stallone as labor leader (like Hoffa). Diversion at best.

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Anakin G

Sep 13, 2018

I wasted my whole night on this film! In Rotten Tomatoes' wisdom they have this film listed at 96 mins! It is 2 hrs and like 35 mins! It started out well but then dragged and dragged and reached! So I could not take it anymore and stopped at 2 hrs and 10 mins. Tried to let Rotten Tomatoes know off this site and no way to just report wrong info!

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Abraham R

Apr 13, 2018

one of Sylvester Stallone's best-acted features he gets the opportunity to break away from the big muscle-bound hero we're used to seeing him play and tackle a piece of human history as Johnny Novak in the 1930's he sees the unfairness and injustice of the workers' union so he goes on strike with other co-workers demanding higher pay, solidarity, insurance for families, and overtime it's a rough road for him and his supporters but they manage to form F.I.S.T. for all state truckers Novak seems to have succeeded from having his demands met for the labor union workers as well as falling in love and receiving massive support from other sides of the country it's only a matter of time though before his connection to the mafia starts to dwindle things down like many social movements though you earn something, you lose something else and almost everyone deserves an equal cut from the bosses they never see or refuse to see about their concerns Novak wants all of the union laborers to have a fair share of what they break their necks and sweat for not even higher power like the US Senate office or big corporate moguls can bring Johnny Novak down Stallone acts his finest here

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Han S

Feb 1, 2018

Interesting look at the rise of a trade union worker. Stallone flexes his acting muscles instead in this one. It's good but not great.

Finn S

Aug 27, 2017

interesting with a brilliant stallone performance

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Norman Jewison

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Sylvester Stallone

Johnny Kovak

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Synopsis

Johnny Kovak works in a warehouse and grows tired of the unfair policies in place, leading him to start a riot. Though Kovak is fired, his spirit wins him the admiration of others, and he becomes a new recruit for a labor union known as the Federation of Interstate Truckers. As the union becomes more powerful, Kovak's influence grows and eventually his ambitions result in a partnership with the mob. However, as Kovak deepens his criminal ties, his life grows more dangerous.

Director: Norman Jewison
Producer: Norman Jewison
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas, Sylvester Stallone, Norman Jewison
Production Co: United Artists
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Dec 13, 2005
Runtime: 2h 25m

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