Gran Torino

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Gran Torino

R,

2009,

1h 57m,

Drama

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232 Reviews

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Retired autoworker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski 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.

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

Aug 29, 2018

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.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 12, 2017

B

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

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Christine Champ

Film.com

May 6, 2011

B+

Though the film feels like a requiem, Kowalski's heart is still defiantly beating.

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Jon Arvedon

CBR

Aug 24, 2025

9/10

Gran Torino is a harrowing glimpse into how, depending on the nature of one's past sins, true redemption can sometimes be fait accompli.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 5, 2023

3.5/4

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

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Nicholas Oon

Maximum Hype (YouTube)

Sep 5, 2021

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.

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Theodore M

Apr 14, 2019

My most favorite movie

Poe L

Apr 7, 2019

Easily one of the best movies aver made about how and why people change their views.

Mar 11, 2019

This movie has become my favorite movie of all time. The performances felt real and emotionally powerful. Something that can only be crafted with the direction and output of people who understand the story at hand.

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Mar 8, 2019

In my all time top 2.

Rey M

Mar 8, 2019

the overall storyline is go example of, not everything is as you perceive it. But the language used can be over power and might take away from the story, yet the language use is exactly why you get this storyline and watch the main character slowly evolving.

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Han S

Mar 6, 2019

This movie is one of my all time favorites now. This movie was fantastic every second. The racism is a very highly criticized part BUT that's the whole point of the movie, if it wasn't there it'd be a whole different movie. This is in my top 10 movies of all time list for sure.

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Synopsis

Retired autoworker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski 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: Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber
Screenwriter: Nick Schenk
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Matten Productions, Malpaso Company, Double Nickel Entertainment, Gerber Pictures
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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