The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973 · 102 min · EN · R · 7.3 (155 votes)
Dir. Peter Yates · Starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos · Music Dave Grusin

It’s a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it’s the only world they know. And they’re the only friends Eddie has.

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An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

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A grim, lived-in portrait of the criminal underworld. It feels like a cold, hard slap of reality, where every decision has weight and betrayal lurks around every corner. The air is thick with desperation and the smell of stale cigarettes.

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