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Gran Torino, 2008

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Written by: Nick Schenk

Language: English, Hmong, Spanish

Country: USA, Germany, Australia

Runtime: 116 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:8.3

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Gran Torino can be described as sincere, thought provoking, and emotional. The plot revolves around elderly characters, interracial relations, and friendship. The main genres are drama and crime. In approach, Gran Torino is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. Gran Torino is located in Detroit. It takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is jazz. Gran Torino has received attention for being a blockbuster and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.

Summary of Gran Torino

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 steel 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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Language:	English, Hmong, Spanish
Country:	USA, Germany, Australia
Release date:	9 December 2008
Runtime:	116 min

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Clint Eastwood

as Walt Kowalski

Christopher Carley

as Father Janovich

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Rolling Stone

A lifetime in movies runs through this prime vintage Eastwood performance. You can't take your eyes off him. The no-frills, no-bull Gran Torino made my day. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

Entertainment Weekly

A movie at once understated and radical, deceptively unremarkable in presentation and ballsy in its earnestness. Don't let the star's overly familiar squint fool you: This is subtle, perceptive stuff. Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

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Predictable, poorly-written, poorly-cast, littered with cinematic cliches, one-dimensional, cloaked with gaping plot holes and is one of the most heavy-handed films I have seen in a very long time. Very unfortunate since Mr. Eastwood has proven... Read and rate it

08.March.2011
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by: SClark
SClark rated this movie0/10

With good intentions and very good performances, this is saved from being forgettable pablum. Nonetheless, it is essentially old 1970s (like the car in question) Clint Eastwood formula stuff recycled cookie-cutter style to new political realities... Read and rate it

29.March.2010
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by: Democritus
Democritus rated this movie0/10

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