Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brothers death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Refusing ever to dwell, it cuts sharp rather than deep, but sharp enough.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Caine has been mucking about in a series of potboilers, undermining his acting reputation along the way, but Get Carter shows him as sure, fine and vicious -- a good hero for an action movie.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Mike Hodges' top-notch adaptation of a Ted Lewis novel not only maintains interest but conveys with rare artistry, restraint and clarity the many brutal, sordid and gamy plot turns.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
It wallows in its ceaseless bloodbath and emerges like its protagonist -- sleazy and second-rate.