Ben Aris, Britt Ekland, Ian Hendry
A crime film which follows a steel-hard guy, Carter, as he heads north to the bleak, ghost-town locales of Newcastle for his brother''s funeral. After meeting up with his brother''s daughter, he begin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001
Stats: 895 reviews
A film that becomes more exciting the further you watch. A great character played by Michael Caine and an enjoyable storyline. Some fairly suggestive material for a film of it?s age, considering the time, give it chance to warm up a little and you?ll find it an enjoyable classi...( read more)
It?s gritty, it?s honest. Its 1000 times better than anything made since. No CGI, no explosions, just a great cast, good story, great direction and a killer soundtrack. A great film and a British classic!
Good revenge flick. A little slow to start off but the second half pays off. Recommended.
Sordid and mean spirited pulp with a classic score, and probably the british gangster film par excellence. Michael Caine, in a brutal but cool performance, plays the avenger Jack Carter, a London racketeer who goes to the foggy Newcastle trying to get the people who killed his br...( read more)
"You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow."...( read more)
Get Carter is a classic 1970s British crime film that is good, but far from great.
Having seen the remake of the film first I had high expectations for this
I was suprised of Michael Caine acting like this, an antihero movie from the earlies 70s. Was a nice surprise...
Not what I was expecting which was kind of both good and bad. The story was quite complicated and I didn't understand exactly what was going on. Allthough the movie is slow it builds up it
maybe i watched it overtired but i found this flick to be a HUGE disappointment. I was underwhelmed throughout and only found minor interest near the end. I ACTUALLY PREFER the Stallone remake!!! I have to give it another chance down the road one day. Michael Caine is still e...( read more)
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