Sorcerer

Four men...outlaws thrown together by fate...share a fantastic adventure and risk the only thing they have left to lose.

1977 • 122 min • Thriller · Adventure

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Synopsis

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

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Best from age 14

Movie Knight Score

677 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
75 Audience · 676 · 49%

Four desperate men in South America must transport unstable dynamite across perilous jungle terrain in aging trucks. Facing treacherous conditions, they risk their lives trying to escape their pasts in this intense thriller.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Constant high tension and suspense
Characters face life-threatening dangers
Some mild language and drinking

What it models well

Perseverance against overwhelming odds
The will to survive

Talk about it after

The burdens of a past life
Humanity's struggle against nature
What makes a hero or a coward?

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Top billed cast

Director: William Friedkin • Crew: Walon Green, William Friedkin

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RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
**Spit on the floor, take off your warrior boots and crack open a can of lager.** This is the manliest film ever. However, it is not just a banal acton movie, it has a gripping story and an intimate jungle atmosphere. _7/10_
Norman Bates, TMDB Community