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Gran Torino

R Released Jan 9, 2009 1h 57m Drama TRAILER for List
81% Tomatometer 237 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt becomes a reluctant hero when he stands up to the gangbangers who tried to force an Asian teen to steal Walt's treasured car. An unlikely friendship develops between Walt and the teen, as he learns he has more in common with his neighbors than he thought.
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Though a minor entry in Eastwood's body of work, Gran Torino is nevertheless a humorous, touching, and intriguing old-school parable.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator It is a flawed movie, vastly overwritten, with characters pointing things out that we've long worked out for ourselves. Still, the self-referentiality of Eastwood's performance ensures that Gran Torino isn't just absorbing, but also moving. Aug 29, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Seeing Eastwood ward off young gangsters was odd... well, but he pulled it off enough. Rated: B Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Gran Torino is a nuanced picture with incredible heart, humor, and melodramatic themes of acceptance and long-overdue redemption. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 5, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Oon Maximum Hype (YouTube) Its characters find peace through acts of openness, understanding and sacrifice, and it is these arcs that allow the audience to feel a sense of cathartic peace ourselves. Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The originality of the film is minute, while the story offers few surprises. Rated: 7/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Faiz D This is just a wonderful wonderful movie. One of my all-time favorites. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Michael H Yet another Eastwood masterpiece. Beautiful and thought-provoking throughout. He gives the performance of a lifetime. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Sams K Top 10 best movie of the 2000s. Eastwood performance is incredible and the photography is just insane, probably the best movie directed by Eastwood. You can't die without watching this masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Audience Member This whole story sux but people are afraid to knock the movie 'cuz well, Clint Eastwood. That punk getting the car at the end left me shaking my head. Walt should have given it to a museum. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/16/24 Full Review Space C I hate how this makes me cry but it's such a good movie. Whenever I watch this it makes me hate his kids, daughter-in-law and grandkids that *extra* bit more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review James B clint eastwoods most mainstream movie great characters and just a flat out perfect film will be a classic someday. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt becomes a reluctant hero when he stands up to the gangbangers who tried to force an Asian teen to steal Walt's treasured car. An unlikely friendship develops between Walt and the teen, as he learns he has more in common with his neighbors than he thought.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Bill Gerber
Screenwriter
Nick Schenk
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Gerber Pictures, Malpaso Company, Double Nickel Entertainment, Matten Productions
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 9, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$148.1M
Runtime
1h 57m
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