Five Easy Pieces (1970)

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 38m
  • 85

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Producer:

Richard Wechsler

Writer:

Carole Eastman

Release Date:

Sep 12, 1970

Runtime:

1hr 38m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Jack Nicholson
  • Karen Black
  • Billy Green Bush
  • Fannie Flagg
  • Sally Struthers
  • Marlena MacGuire
  • Richard Stahl
  • Lois Smith
  • Helena Kallianiotes
  • Toni Basil

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Metacritic

85
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Based on 15 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (25)

Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Reviews
100

A key turn-of-the-decade film, with Nicholson railing against waitresses and barking at noisy dogs as Rafelson observes seedily picturesque roadside America.

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Metacritic review by Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire
100

This superbly composed film comes as close to perfection as it gets.

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Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
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