Cutter's Way
1981 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · 81% critics
After a drifter witnesses a body being dumped, his embittered, hard-drinking veteran friend becomes convinced a powerful local figure is responsible. With no official help, they push into a risky do-it-yourself hunt for answers, fueled by anger, paranoia, and a desire for justice that strains friendships and spirals into dangerous choices.
Based on Cutter and Bone
Also known as Cutter and Bone
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-03-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (179 votes)
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grim, character-focused mystery about obsession and class resentment, closer in mood to The Limey than a tidy whodunit; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers, or likable leads.
Pros: intense lead performance; darkly comic tone; character-driven mystery | Cons: meandering pace; hard to like characters; ending feels abrupt
Themes
- california
- vietnam
- prostitute
- alcohol
- witness
- revenge
- murder
- arson
- conspiracy
- veteran
- expose
- neo-noir
Cast & crew
Jeff Bridges
as Richard Bone
John Heard
as Alex Cutter
Lisa Eichhorn
as Maureen Cutter, 'Mo'
Stephen Elliott
as J. J. Cord
Arthur Rosenberg
as George Swanson
Nina van Pallandt
as Woman in the Hotel
Ann Dusenberry
as Valerie Duran
Patricia Donahue
as Mrs. Cord
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Geraldine Baron
as Susie Swanson
Katherine Pass
as Toyota Woman
Directed by Ivan Passer