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Five Easy Pieces
He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.
He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.
Drama - 1970
7.5
87%
N/A
A drop-out 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.
Director:

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
12 Sep 1970
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$18,099,091
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's a great work of the Discover America Seventies.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
23 Feb 2010
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:
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
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:
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
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