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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

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Aging Boston gunrunner Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is looking at several years of jail time for a hold-up if he doesn't funnel information to Dave Foley (Richard Jordan), an ATF agent. Eddie buys some guns from another gunrunner, Jackie Brown (Steven Keats), then gives him up to Foley, but the agent isn't satisfied. Conflicted, Eddie decides to also give up the gang of bank robbers he's been supplying, only to find that Foley already knows about them, and the mob believes Eddie snitched.

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle sees Robert Mitchum in transformative late-career mode in a gritty and credible character study.

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Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 05/24/2022
4/4
Mitchum just is. The one-time hero of 1940s film noirs knows he’s working with shades of gray here and that there are no heroes and not really any tough guys, only the successful and the dead. Go to Full Review G.J. Fleming Orlando Sentinel 08/24/2021
Thanks to Mitchum's finest job of acting in a long while, a strong story and polished direction, "Eddie Coyle" is a surprisingly interesting character study. Go to Full Review Elston Brooks Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 08/24/2021
Yates has fashioned one of the year's tautest dramas without having to rely on gimmicks like the premier high-speed auto chase that trademarked his earlier "Bullitt." Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Dec 22
4/5
‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle could have been a commercial classic with a Steve McQueen in the lead, but it’s still pretty good with powder-fresh Mitchum, who really captures the ebbing internal energy of Eddie Coyle in Peter Yates' downbeat thriller… Go to Full Review Paine Knickerbocker San Francisco Examiner 08/24/2021
Under Peter Yates' direction, Robert Mitchum -- who in talented hands has always been one of the screen's top actors -- and Peter Boyle are touching, chilling, and excellent. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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revolver.0 8 @Revolver08 Feb 9 boring and overrated See more Merick H @RT59327164 Nov 22 Great classic crime film... See more Totally Legal A @RT72405282 Oct 17 Read a book. They made Jackie Brown white which led to Tarantino making one of the worst films of his career. Stick to the script, this is one movie that is only decent when doing so. See more Paul S @RT07241841 03/25/2024 Worth watching if only for the 70's rundown urban Massachusetts motif. This is a blue collar mob flick. No romanticized wiseguy antics. Just good acting and storytelling. See more Aldo G @RT54480587 02/03/2024 The walls of the law are caving in on Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum), so he chooses to betray his friends. The cast delivers credible performances, and location shooting throughout Boston furthers the credibility. It almost feels like a documentary. Kudos to director Peter Yates. See more Taylor P @RT15917528 10/08/2023 Good story but couldn't keep me interested enough to finish See more Read all reviews
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Peter Yates

Director

Robert Mitchum

Eddie "Fingers" Coyle

Peter Boyle

Dillon

Richard Jordan

Dave Foley

Steven Keats

Jackie Brown

Alex Rocco

Jimmy Scalise

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Synopsis Aging Boston gunrunner Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is looking at several years of jail time for a hold-up if he doesn't funnel information to Dave Foley (Richard Jordan), an ATF agent. Eddie buys some guns from another gunrunner, Jackie Brown (Steven Keats), then gives him up to Foley, but the agent isn't satisfied. Conflicted, Eddie decides to also give up the gang of bank robbers he's been supplying, only to find that Foley already knows about them, and the mob believes Eddie snitched.
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Paul Monash
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 1973, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 40m
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