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1971

Certificate 18

Certificate 18

70
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Michael Caine is a man out to avenge his brother's death and subsequently enters the sordid world of pornography and crime. Based on the novel 'Jack's Return Home' by Ted Lewis. Read more

Starring	Michael Caine, John Osborne, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland
Director	Mike Hodges
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- 'What would Jesus say?' demands the tapestry mounted over the shabby rooming house bed which, as Jack Carter (Caine)... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  - 8
  Pure Caine!!
  
  Jack Carters brother is dead. Jack travels to Newcastle from London for his funeral, but somethings not quite right. Jack doesn't believe that his ... read more »
  
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  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 17 Aug 2007 at 21:32
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- - 0
  - 0
  Good Film, Great preformance by Caine
  
  Carter (Caine) is a London gangster, going up to Newcastle to his brother funeral. He doesn’t believe his brother death to have been an accident and goes ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Good Film, Great performance by Caine
  - 12 Jan 2011 at 10:13
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  - 0
  Get ready to enjoy!
  
  A very good movie that shows life within the British mob and the mindset of one man seeking vengeance. Micheal Caine plays another lead role in an excellent and... read more »
  
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- 946464
- - geeward88
  - 15 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 12 Dec 2010 at 23:21
- - 1
  - 0
  Best film ever?
  
  This is without doubt my favourite film of all time. Every element to this film is perfect. The plot is as gritty and twisty as the Raymond Chandler novel Jack ... read more »
  
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  - LordSealand
  - 7 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 13 Aug 2010 at 14:31
- - 3
  - 4
  i didnt get carter
  
  i made a mistake renting this film, it was very violent and not for me
  
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  - east sussex
  - 09 Dec 2009 at 09:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Classic
  
  As above a great classic - not to be missed
  
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- - Babber
  - 4 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 11:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Get Carter
  
  Totally fresh; a modernist masterpiece. One of the best British Films ever. Some great interview material with Michael Cain on the second disc.
  
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- - DharmaBum
  - 5 reviews
  - Guildford
  - 21 Oct 2009 at 22:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Effin Brilliant
  
  Stylish, well thought out, dark, funny, hard-hitting. They don't make 'em like this anymore!
  
  Also...what a great snippet of life in the 60&#... read more »
  
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- - BeccyMalloi
  - 124 reviews
  - Kersey, Suffolk
  - 06 Oct 2009 at 15:19
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  - 0
  Get Carter
  
  A Michael Caine classic, this film is both bleak and very brutal and also amazing which is a must see British gangster classic film. A gangster returns to his ... read more »
  
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  - Treorchy
  - 28 Aug 2009 at 00:16
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  - 1
  it was ok
  
  i thought it was ok i didnt like the fact carter gets shot in the head at the end it put me off watching it again.
  
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- - wonderwall1983
  - 40 reviews
  - Bromley
  - 09 Apr 2009 at 22:15
- - 0
  - 0
  The Classic British Ganster Movie
  
  Today's generation of movie watchers will be shocked by the gratuitous violence and sexual assaults on women that are such a big part of this film. And ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire, England
  - 18 Feb 2009 at 15:32
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- - 73
  - 8
  Pure Caine!!
  
  Jack Carters brother is dead. Jack travels to Newcastle from London for his funeral, but somethings not quite right. Jack doesn't believe that his ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 466853
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 17 Aug 2007 at 21:32
- - 8
  - 0
  A real modern classic
  
  This film is a true modern classic and is well worth a veiwing.It's a film in a leauge of it's own with michael caine as i anti hero out for revenge.read more »
  
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- - wildgeese
  - England
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 18:17
- - 7
  - 3
  Ambivalence really...
  
  Mmmm...saw it years ago, but 33 years later it seems antique and rather frozen in time. Filmically, a historical curiosity...very much of its era with edgy ... read more »
  
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  - Newbury England
  - 11 Sep 2004 at 16:06
- - 6
  - 1
  Best British Gangster movie.....ever!
  
  This has to be THE best British Gangster movie ever made....
  
  Sharp suits, gritty scenes and all set in the grim North East of the late 60's/early... read more »
  
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- - Andrew Hutton
  - North East England
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 11:13
- - 4
  - 0
  Violence, danger and great acting
  
  I great film to enjoy with a group of mates a few beers. Sit back and relax and enjoy Mr Caine at his finest. A must see film for any proper film fan. Easily in... read more »
  
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- - thorne74
  - berks
  - 23 Apr 2005 at 11:22
- - 3
  - 0
  Bold, Brutal and British
  
  In Mike Hodges’ 1971 crime thriller, gangland enforcer Carter (Michael Caine) returns home to Newcastle to avenge his brother’s death. Carter is a ... read more »
  
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- - Sean Grant
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 15:13
- - 3
  - 1
  Violent realistic thriller
  
  The cartoon violence of modern Hollywood blockbusters have nothing on this film of over 30 years ago. I found it quite frightening as you could believe that ... read more »
  
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- - grouge
  - Seaford
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 18:42
- - 2
  - 0
  Has gotten a bit old I'm afraid
  
  Michael Caine is fantastic in this film but the atmosphere and settings are a bit outdated and corny now. Still worth a watch.
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1022 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Jun 2005 at 00:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Old style cop thriller
  
  Michael Caine's best film, it's a proper gangster film with full British roots. A bit slow in places, but compelling all through. Totally cool.
  
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  - Andover
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 21:09
- - 1
  - 0
  One of Top British Thrillers
  
  A great film, I remember first seeing film when I was a young man, thought it was amazing then, and still do,but now classes as a period piece.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- - Bloater
  - 9 reviews
  - Woodbridge
  - 03 Aug 2006 at 11:16

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Critics' reviews
- 'What would Jesus say?' demands the tapestry mounted over the shabby rooming house bed which, as Jack Carter (Caine)... read more on Time Out
- 43629
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- Brutal British crime melodrama with faint echoes of Raymond Chandler. Sex and thuggery unlimited.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...Britain's finest gangster film..." -- 4 out of 5 Stars
- 8152
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Based on the novel 'Jack's Return Home' by Ted Lewis....

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