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- 1974
- R
- United Artists
- 1 h 55 m
- 1974
- R
- United Artists
- 1 h 55 m
Summary With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Directed By: Michael Cimino
Written By: Michael Cimino
- 1974
- R
- United Artists
- 1 h 55 m
- 1974
- R
- United Artists
- 1 h 55 m
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
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7.0
Where to Watch
Summary With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Directed By: Michael Cimino
Written By: Michael Cimino
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
62
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
62
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Eastwood and Bridges handle the tricky character transitions well, playing the broad material for the back rows while hinting at the inner darkness. Cimino’s Thunderbolt and Lightfoot beckoned in the strange birth of a true auteur, and it’s one well worth digging into.
A crisp, well-written cast caper movie sporting some stunning landscapes and a fine core of performances.
Bridges in particular is quite excellent, taking his character's surface sweetness to at times almost psychotic extremes.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is an overlong, sometimes hilariously vulgar comedy-drama, about the restaging of a difficult safecracking heist. Debuting director Michael Cimino obtains superior performances from Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis and especially Jeff Bridges.
Looks like a throwaway Eastwood vehicle, through which he drifts as the older partner, allowing Jeff Bridges to strike most of the sparks and steal the movie as his good-natured sidekick.
Not so hot. Try again, boys.
Surly, incoherent, and provocatively mysterious.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.0
57% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.0
57% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
43% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
0% Negative
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