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When the daughter of devoutly religious midwestern businessman Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) disappears on a trip to Los Angeles sponsored by the family's Calvinist church, Jake's search for his daughter, Niki (Season Hubley), leads him into a shocking world of pornography. HARDCORE, an early venture from writer-director Paul .. Read more

Starring	George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley
Director	Paul Schrader
Genres	Drama

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- Schrader tackled Middle American dilemmas with eloquence in the radical Blue Collar, and he had touched on incest and... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Core blimey!
  
  George C. Scott stars as Jake VanDorn, a highly religious man whose daughter, Kristen (Ilah Davis) runs away during a trip to a religious convention. VanDorn ... read more »
  
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  - Paul D
  - Uxbridge, England
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 11:45
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  Excellent
  
  Another excellent Schrader film, alongside his other highly notable efforts, 'Blue Collar' and 'Affliction'.
  
  'Hardcore' might... read more »
  
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  - North-West England
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 09:22
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  worth a go!
  
  Great soundtrack, great dialogue, fantastic moustache.
  
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  - leeds, england
  - 29 Jun 2006 at 22:16
- - 1
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  Hardcore
  
  Hardcore has a strong idea at its centre: the daughter of a strict calvinist (George C Scott) goes missing, he hires a private detective (Peter Boyle) who turns... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
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  - Tonbridge
  - 13 Apr 2006 at 13:44
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  porn yesterday
  
  dated but enjoyable story about runaway daughter and her reasons for doing so.good performances from george c. scott and peter boyle.
  
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- - david campbell
  - troon,scotland
  - 15 Mar 2006 at 16:40
- - 0
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  feels dated
  
  This is from Paul Scharader who made taxi Driver and Mishima. Like both of those films, this is about a man with very strong moral beliefs on a dark journey. ... read more »
  
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- - chungking
  - 101 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 10:45
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  A fairly bizarre experience...
  
  This film really doesn't have the faintest clue where it is heading, but is definitely worth watching for all that. Scenes featuring life in a happy ... read more »
  
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- - Ragnarok
  - London
  - 09 Sep 2005 at 02:02
- - 2
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  Rough in its day but now tame
  
  Story of a deeply religious Father who searches for his prodigal daughter in the debauched underworld of pornography and white slavery.
  
  Writer/... read more »
  
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- - Kris Schroder
  - London, England
  - 31 Mar 2005 at 17:20
- - 5
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  Core blimey!
  
  George C. Scott stars as Jake VanDorn, a highly religious man whose daughter, Kristen (Ilah Davis) runs away during a trip to a religious convention. VanDorn ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Paul D
  - Uxbridge, England
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 11:45
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- - 5
  - 0
  Core blimey!
  
  George C. Scott stars as Jake VanDorn, a highly religious man whose daughter, Kristen (Ilah Davis) runs away during a trip to a religious convention. VanDorn ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 74347
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Paul D
  - Uxbridge, England
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 11:45
- - 2
  - 0
  Rough in its day but now tame
  
  Story of a deeply religious Father who searches for his prodigal daughter in the debauched underworld of pornography and white slavery.
  
  Writer/... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 86971
- - Kris Schroder
  - London, England
  - 31 Mar 2005 at 17:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Hardcore
  
  Hardcore has a strong idea at its centre: the daughter of a strict calvinist (George C Scott) goes missing, he hires a private detective (Peter Boyle) who turns... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 232509
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 13 Apr 2006 at 13:44
- - 0
  - 0
  feels dated
  
  This is from Paul Scharader who made taxi Driver and Mishima. Like both of those films, this is about a man with very strong moral beliefs on a dark journey. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 163593
- - chungking
  - 101 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 10:45
- - 0
  - 0
  porn yesterday
  
  dated but enjoyable story about runaway daughter and her reasons for doing so.good performances from george c. scott and peter boyle.
  
  Report this review
- 219358
- - david campbell
  - troon,scotland
  - 15 Mar 2006 at 16:40
- - 0
  - 0
  worth a go!
  
  Great soundtrack, great dialogue, fantastic moustache.
  
  Report this review
- 259456
- - a customer
  - leeds, england
  - 29 Jun 2006 at 22:16
- - 0
  - 0
  A fairly bizarre experience...
  
  This film really doesn't have the faintest clue where it is heading, but is definitely worth watching for all that. Scenes featuring life in a happy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 346272
- - Ragnarok
  - London
  - 09 Sep 2005 at 02:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  Another excellent Schrader film, alongside his other highly notable efforts, 'Blue Collar' and 'Affliction'.
  
  'Hardcore' might... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 489348
- - a customer
  - North-West England
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 09:22

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- Schrader tackled Middle American dilemmas with eloquence in the radical Blue Collar, and he had touched on incest and... read more on Time Out
- 47703
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18

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