Five Easy Pieces
He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.
He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.
Drama
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1970
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Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
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Details
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
12 Sep 1970
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,600,000
Revenue:
$18,099,091
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 23 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The flaws of this acutely self-conscious 1970 road picture grow more obvious with every passing year, but so does its passion and eloquence.
– Michael Sragow,
New Yorker,
18 Jul 2014
rotten:
The movie has more anger than it knows what to do with; that's its fascination and its weakness, too.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
16 Jun 2014
fresh:
Nicholson makes it all go. He proves he is more than a "character actor" with many scenes, especially the confrontation with his father.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan 2013
fresh:
Five Easy Pieces, a brilliant gem of American psychological realism (where are these movies today?), is Nicholson's arrival to the A-list.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
24 Feb 2010
fresh:
It's a great work of the Discover America Seventies.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
23 Feb 2010