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Otto (Emilio Estevez) is a Los Angeles punk, a loser with no direction and no role models. But he discovers a code of honour and higher purpose when he joins a select group of latter-day knights: the repo men. As a fledging apprentice, Otto slowly learns the ways of these high-caliber, overmedicated auto repossessors. And when .. Read more

Starring	Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton
Director	Alex Cox
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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  A gem
  
  Well who would ever take the trouble to watch this film if they read the description?
  
  The plot is sillier than most of the X-Files and the special ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - smackenzievm
  - Lincs
  - 12 Apr 2004 at 23:35
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- - 0
  - 0
  Dude What's In My Car?
  
  Wonderfully pulpy and anarchic SF movie written and directed by Alex Cox of 'Sid and Nancy' fame, who also wrote the screenplay for 'Fear and ... read more »
  
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- 1067622
- - Robinski
  - 142 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 27 Nov 2011 at 09:26
- - 1
  - 0
  Postmodern pre-apocalyptic visionary movie
  
  Repo Man transforms 1980s Los Angeles into the forerunner of hell that it was: a place where no one is sincere, where everyone is corrupt, and where existential... read more »
  
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- - bretts
  - 2 reviews
  - USA
  - 10 Dec 2010 at 21:24
- - 1
  - 0
  Emilio Estevez before he became smug
  
  There was a time when I would avoid any movie with Emilio Estevez as he played every movie he was in with just the one smug expression. Here he actually ... read more »
  
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- 802937
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 26 Aug 2009 at 09:24
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  - 10
  utter tosh
  
  another boring film that has wasted some of my membership fee. what the hell was in that trunk?? what did the story have to do with it? pointless reefer filming... read more »
  
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- - clare86
  - 10 reviews
  - Romford
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 13:12
- - 1
  - 4
  Repo Man
  
  I had read years ago thats this was one of the cult movies to see and was looking forward to watching it...what I watched to me was a complete hash of a movie, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Belfast
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 11:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Wacky cult film
  
  Fun and original. Would have needed a stronger screen play to become a real classic.
  
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- - Ferry41
  - 190 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 08 Jun 2009 at 09:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Timeless
  
  Cox' British take on the US is full of wit and detail. The script is sharp and has obviously been a great influence on Tarantino; his character's ... read more »
  
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- - DCFilms
  - 35 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 10:21
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  - 0
  repo man
  
  One of the best films of the 80s
  
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  - Selby
  - 17 Jul 2008 at 03:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Follow the Repo Code
  
  Estevez' best film, Harry Dean-Stanton rocks, the soundtrack is awesome and Lite is the most quotable person in the history of film.
  
  I never let ... read more »
  
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- - BigErn
  - 2 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 24 Apr 2008 at 13:34
- - 8
  - 5
  Mish-mash
  
  Having sat through Repo Man I was left wondering what genre of film the Director was aiming for, with a mixture of Comedy, action, science fiction and drama. ... read more »
  
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- - Betsbigboy
  - 43 reviews
  - Basildon
  - 07 Nov 2007 at 12:36
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- - 28
  - 1
  A gem
  
  Well who would ever take the trouble to watch this film if they read the description?
  
  The plot is sillier than most of the X-Files and the special ... read more »
  
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- 302500
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - smackenzievm
  - Lincs
  - 12 Apr 2004 at 23:35
- - 8
  - 5
  Im not sure why this ...
  
  Im not sure why this is meant to be a classic. Is it meant to be scary,funny cool? Thats its problem I was frowning through most of it wondering what I was ... read more »
  
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- - Sarah#60
  - KENDAL
  - 01 Jul 2004 at 09:05
- - 8
  - 5
  Mish-mash
  
  Having sat through Repo Man I was left wondering what genre of film the Director was aiming for, with a mixture of Comedy, action, science fiction and drama. ... read more »
  
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- 492164
- - Betsbigboy
  - 43 reviews
  - Basildon
  - 07 Nov 2007 at 12:36
- - 5
  - 0
  Hire Purchase will never be the same again
  
  Harry Dean Stanton's performance is simply magical - welcome to the wonderful world of car repossession - deep, bitter (yeah - capitalism sucks)but ... read more »
  
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- - Cardiff Boy
  - Cardiff !!!!
  - 20 Apr 2005 at 13:42
- - 4
  - 0
  This film still hits ...
  
  This film still hits the spot with me. Director Alex Cox wears his love of cult movies on his sleeve as he throws in all kinds of references and over the top ... read more »
  
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- - Psi#1
  - LONDON
  - 28 May 2004 at 20:09
- - 4
  - 1
  Incredible. I've ...
  
  Incredible. I've never seen the film all the way through before. SO ahead of its time. Just a fantastic little film. Bloody brilliant.
  
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- - Duncan#5
  - EDINBURGH
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 12:13
- - 3
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  Made ten years before Pulp Fiction Cox's genre hopping masterpiece is a classic
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 22 Mar 2005 at 17:50
- - 3
  - 0
  Surreal science fiction romp
  
  Everything directed by Alex Cox is worth seeing, and Repo Man is his finest film. It's funny, offbeat, perfectly scripted and has a great sound-track. Who ... read more »
  
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- - stevepenge
  - 6 reviews
  - Welwyn Garden City
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 22:00
- - 3
  - 1
  I've not seen a bad film with Harry Dean Stanton in
  
  The story of a useless 18 year-old finding a career, trouble and weird s**t in LA. Great soundtrack, great cars, black humour. Alex Cox writes and directs - ... read more »
  
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- - Clifford
  - Cheshire
  - 22 Mar 2004 at 21:56
- - 3
  - 1
  20 yeard old
  
  Had I seen this film the first time around, I might have enjoyed it more than in these jaded times. It had some clever touches, good cinematography, and some ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Aug 2005 at 14:06

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  Otto (Emilio Estevez) is a Los Angeles punk, a loser with no direction and no role models. But he discovers a code of honour and higher purpose when he joins a select group of latter-day knights: the repo men. As a fledging apprentice, Otto slowly learns the ways of these high-caliber, ...

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  Otto (Emilio Estevez) is a Los Angeles punk, a loser with no direction and no role models. But he discovers a code of honour and higher purpose when he joins a select group of latter-day knights: the repo men. As a fledging apprentice, Otto slowly learns the ways of these high-caliber, ...