The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Name: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Director: Peter Yates
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1962
Duration: 1 h 42 min

1962·Directed by Peter Yates·3.9·1h 42m

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Crime Drama Thriller

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

Recommended by 4 People

“This is a superb and uncompromising adaptation of George V. Higgins's bleak masterpiece of low-level criminality—and possibly Robert Mitchum's finest performance.”

Anthony Bourdain

Host, Writer

“I have no idea what this is, but it's starring Robert Mitchum, who is one of my favorite guys who I use as an influence... I love a '70s Hollywood film.”

Gina Gershon

Actor

“This is such a fantastic movie — it's one of these films that you can sit and watch, and if someone is watching it with you and they aren't completely paying attention, the movie will end and they will have no idea what the film's about.”