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Five Easy Pieces (1970) · CriticCrunch

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Five Easy Pieces

Movie1970·98 min

Five Easy Pieces

Directed by Bob Rafelson

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Bob Rafelson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 33%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

616 ratings

About Five Easy Pieces

Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: family dysfunction, freedom rebellion, music performance, american regional, wilderness, parent child, siblings, outsider misfit, anti hero, road journey, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Bob Rafelson
Language: English

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1970)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actress (1970)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1970)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (1970)

How Five Easy Pieces Ranks

All movies

Top 33%

1970s movies

Top 45%

Drama movies

Top 34%

1970s Drama movies

Top 44%

★Bob Rafelson films#1 of 6

Bob Rafelson's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Five Easy Pieces Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

road journeynonlinear flashbackfamily dysfunctionfreedom rebellionoutsider misfitanti-heroparent childsiblingsmusic performanceamerican regionalwilderness

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty