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The Outsider

Play trailer Poster for The Outsider R,  1980,  2h 8m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 4 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
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An angry Vietnam veteran (Craig Wasson) leaves Detroit for Belfast to join the IRA against the British as his grandfather (Sterling Hayden) did.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Apr 7, 2011
Much of the film is shot in close-ups, making for a stark oppressiveness. Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan New West/California Nov 4, 2021
The Outsider is as gripping as it is significant, as emotionally involving as it is right thinking, a film that is entertaining in the best and truest sense of the word. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Apr 7, 2011
2/4
Because of its slim narrative and relatively unsympathetic protagonist The Outsider is probably the weakest of Tarr's films. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 7, 2011
B+
Brilliantly catches the faces of these fringe members of Budapest society, leaving a striking impression of the disenfranchised. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Tony Luraschi

Director

Craig Wasson

Michael Flaherty

Patricia Quinn

Siobhan

Sterling Hayden

Seamus Flaherty

Niall Toibin

The Farmer

Elizabeth Begley

Mrs. Cochran

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The Outsider

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Movie Info

Synopsis An angry Vietnam veteran (Craig Wasson) leaves Detroit for Belfast to join the IRA against the British as his grandfather (Sterling Hayden) did.
Director
Tony Luraschi
Producer
Philippe Modave
Screenwriter
Tony Luraschi
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Cinematic Arts B.V.
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2017
Runtime
2h 8m
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