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McQ

Play trailer Poster for McQ PG,  1974,  1h 56m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 40% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
40% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A police officer unearths departmental corruption when he learns his murdered partner was one of many crooked cops.

Critics Reviews

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 21, 2023
McQ is like a dull fifties movie. Go to Full Review
Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture Oct 2, 2019
There are killings aplenty fore and aft, car chases galore, lots of non-actors to match Wayne; lots of actors to be wasted... lots of flashy photography of Seattle to glaze the eye, and marble-mouthed dialogue to stultify the brain. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 26, 2025
2.5/4
...a decent ’70s thriller that probably should’ve topped out at about an hour and a half. Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press Dec 16, 2019
John Wayne, at 65, is nothing less than a national monument. And he deserves better upkeep and attention than his latest film, McQ, provides. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Mar 24, 2011
C
The Duke, desperate to maintain his hold with viewers, tries to step into the Dirty harry territory with this disappointing crimer. Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Jun 9, 2007
2/5
Uma triste ironia do Cinema que a nica colaborao entre Sturges e Wayne tenha sido neste policial urbano medocre que j nasceu anacrnico. Go to Full Review
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Harry P Sep 30, 2017 A decent John Wayne flick
Luke P Aug 25, 2017 Gritty police action as a long-serving police detective handing in his badge to investigate his former partner's murder and police connections to drug dealers. One of John Wayne's last films. See more
George S Feb 14, 2017 The Duke in an American Style "Noire"
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Cast & Crew

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John Sturges

Director

John Wayne

McQ

Eddie Albert

Kosterman

Diana Muldaur

Lois

Colleen Dewhurst

Myra

Clu Gulager

Toms

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McQ

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Movie Info

Synopsis A police officer unearths departmental corruption when he learns his murdered partner was one of many crooked cops.
Director
John Sturges
Producer
Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner, Lawrence Roman
Screenwriter
Lawrence Roman
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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