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Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

1968
93 min
Action Crime Drama Thriller

Plot Summary

Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads into the city to recapture him.

6.4
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.4
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

93 min
Runtime
1968-10-02
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1968
Year
Genres
Action Crime Drama Thriller

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User Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

7.0/10
Recent

_**Eastwood as an antihero cowboy cop in mid-60’s Manhattan**_ A rural Arizona deputy sheriff (Clint Eastwood) comes to the Big Apple to extradite a prisoner (Don Stroud) while tangling with the chief detective (Lee J. Cobb) and flirting with a probation officer (Susan Clark). Tisha Sterling plays the thug’s drug-addicted girlfriend. Directed by Don Siegel, “Coogan’s Bluff” (1968) is a crime drama/thriller with bits of droll amusement (e.g. New Yorkers constantly making references to Tex...

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John Chard

John Chard

7.0/10
Recent

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do! Arizona cop Walt Coogan is sent to New York to pick up an extradited prisoner. After losing him in the city he vows to bring him in anyway he can, he may be out of his jurisdiction, he may be patronised by the big city cops, but Coogan has his own way of doing things. Often thought of as the precursor to Dirty Harry, Coogan's Bluff is a crucial entry in the genre pantheon of tough cop pictures. The fish out of water routine will forever be done to de...

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r96sk

r96sk

4.0/10
Recent

So boring. <em>'Coogan’s Bluff'</em> is a terrible film. Not even Clint Eastwood can elevate it. I'm not necessarily quick to call a film sexist, but this is pretty overtly so; especially at the beginning with women at the end of the 'jokes' - whether it be sexual assault, domestic violence or even rape. Even after all that, you're left with a seriously dull plot. Nothing of note happens for the opening chunk of the film, then when something finally does it fails to build upon it. That's t...

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