The Getaway

It takes two to make it … The big two.

1972 • 123 min • Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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Synopsis

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

Our family guide

Best from age 16

Movie Knight Score

684 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
71 Audience · 683 · 49%

An ex-con and his wife are on the run after a bank robbery goes bad, leading them through a dangerous chase filled with betrayal and violence. They try to escape with a bag of money while navigating a world of criminals and cons.

Violence & peril: 7/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 4/10
Romance & sensuality: 5/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

frequent gun violence and hand-to-hand fighting
some explicit language
sexual content and nudity
alcohol and cigarette use

What it models well

loyalty
resourcefulness

Talk about it after

consequences of criminal actions
trust and betrayal
moral dilemmas

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Top billed cast

Director: Sam Peckinpah • Crew: Walter Hill

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Reviewer notes

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**_Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and others chasing a bag of cash in Texas_** A prisoner in Huntsville (McQueen) is released early due to his wife (MacGraw) making a deal with a corrupt official (Ben Johnson). The cost of his freedom is to head a bank heist in San Marcos with the officer’s questionable henchmen (Al Lettieri and Bo Hopkins). O, what a tangled web we weave.…
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