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Charley Varrick Reviews

1973

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Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves, they are surprised to discover a very large amount of money. Quickly figuring out that the money belongs to the MOB, they must now come up with a plan to throw the MOB off their trail. Read more

Starring	Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson
Director	Don Siegel
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Marvellous, toughly eccentric thriller which confirmed that Siegel had more responses to '70s paranoia than a mere... read more on Time Out
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  My daddy was a bank robber...
  
  No good guys, no hero, no improving message, just Don Siegel following up Dirty Harry with another cracking, noirish action film. Things go downhill pretty ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Dec 2008 at 10:32
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  ageless
  
  Here's a movie where the only thing that dates are the clothes. It's got a great script, it's tightly filmed and beautifully paced and played. Not ... read more »
  
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  - Ossett
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 16:59
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  Molly get your gun
  
  A really enjoyable film, from start to finish. I recall reading somewhere that it is on this film that the Coens' 'No country for old men' is ... read more »
  
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- - SuzannePolish
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  - South West
  - 13 Jun 2009 at 19:54
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  Why isn't this film better known?!
  
  Charley Varrick isn't the most well known of 70s crime thrillers but it's high time it had a critical reappraisal. For the performances, direction and ... read more »
  
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- - benjah
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  - 13 Apr 2009 at 19:40
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  Very Good
  
  Quality film.You can see where the Coen brothers got their idea for No Country for Old Men.
  
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  - 20 Feb 2009 at 14:20
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  Surprised
  
  Great 70's film, really suprised, would recommend this film to anyone.
  
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  - Wednesfield
  - 26 Dec 2008 at 10:15
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  - 1
  My daddy was a bank robber...
  
  No good guys, no hero, no improving message, just Don Siegel following up Dirty Harry with another cracking, noirish action film. Things go downhill pretty ... read more »
  
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  - Hanwell
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 10:32
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  - 1
  My daddy was a bank robber...
  
  No good guys, no hero, no improving message, just Don Siegel following up Dirty Harry with another cracking, noirish action film. Things go downhill pretty ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Hanwell
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 10:32
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  Surprised
  
  Great 70's film, really suprised, would recommend this film to anyone.
  
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  - Wednesfield
  - 26 Dec 2008 at 10:15
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  Very Good
  
  Quality film.You can see where the Coen brothers got their idea for No Country for Old Men.
  
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- 712661
- - a customer
  - Hove
  - 20 Feb 2009 at 14:20
- - 2
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  ageless
  
  Here's a movie where the only thing that dates are the clothes. It's got a great script, it's tightly filmed and beautifully paced and played. Not ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 775011
- - zimmerman
  - 31 reviews
  - Ossett
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 16:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Why isn't this film better known?!
  
  Charley Varrick isn't the most well known of 70s crime thrillers but it's high time it had a critical reappraisal. For the performances, direction and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 742485
- - benjah
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Apr 2009 at 19:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Molly get your gun
  
  A really enjoyable film, from start to finish. I recall reading somewhere that it is on this film that the Coens' 'No country for old men' is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 770521
- - SuzannePolish
  - 44 reviews
  - South West
  - 13 Jun 2009 at 19:54

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  Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves, they are surprised to discover a very large amount of money. Quickly figuring out that the money belongs to the MOB, they must now come up with a plan to throw the MOB off their trail....