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- 1970
- R
- 1 h 38 m
- 1970
- R
- 1 h 38 m
Summary A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Directed By: Bob Rafelson
Written By: Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson
- 1970
- R
- 1 h 38 m
- 1970
- R
- 1 h 38 m
Five Easy Pieces
7.6
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Summary A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Directed By: Bob Rafelson
Written By: Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
85
80% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
85
80% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It’s a film of stark, superbly judged and beautifully sustained contrasts, the soundtrack hopping confidently from Tammy Wynette to Chopin as Bobby and his waitress girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) travel from the lusty, sun-baked south to the cerebral, rainswept north to pay final respects to Bobby’s dying father.
Deceptively simple, Pieces is one of the most complex pictures of the 1970s.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.6
84% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
16% Mixed
4 Ratings
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0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.6
84% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
16% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
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Five Easy Pieces is the very definition of a character study, and one of the best American cinema has produced.
It’s a great work of the Discover America Seventies.
A marvel of letting an antihero's restless wanderings dictate the terms of the story, Pieces doesn't explain its lead's ennui so much as honors it.
It’s the women who steal the film, collectively recalling Grey Gardens (1975) in their distinctive, damaged mannerisms.
The film embraces proletarian chic but still gets its laughs by abusing waitresses.
Production Company
BBS Productions,
Columbia Pictures,
Five Easy Pieces Productions,
Raybert Productions
Release Date Sep 12, 1970
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline He Rode The Fast Lane On The Road To Nowhere.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 7 Nominations
