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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) · CriticCrunch

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Movie1973·102 min

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Directed by Peter Yates

Crime Drama Thriller

A crime drama film directed by Peter Yates.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 25%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

208 ratings

About The Friends of Eddie Coyle

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: betrayal, fate destiny, survival of spirit, late 20th century, boston, american regional, colleagues, anti hero, everyman, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, organized crime, heist robbery

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Details

Director: Peter Yates
Language: English

Cast

Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan

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How The Friends of Eddie Coyle Ranks

All movies

Top 25%

1970s movies

Top 33%

Crime movies

Top 21%

1970s Crime movies

Top 24%

★Peter Yates films#2 of 9

Top 24% 1970s Crime movies.

Second-best Peter Yates film, behind Bullitt.

the vibe

The Friends of Eddie Coyle Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

undercover infiltrationcat & mousebetrayalfate destinysurvival of spiritanti-heroeverymancolleaguesorganized crimeheist robberybostonamerican regionallate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty