Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- hardboiled
- gritty
- unsentimental
- classic crime movie night
- 1970s cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a competently directed and well-acted, if familiar and relatively unambitious, 1970s crime picture.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Macklin pursues compensation and revenge after learning that the syndicate ordered his brother's killing and targeted him.
Macklin's release from prison immediately becomes a struggle to survive the mob while using his knowledge of criminal operations.
The film follows a small-time robber confronting professional mob killers with restrained, unsentimental crime plotting.
The syndicate's ownership of Macklin's bank robbery and responsibility for his brother's death gives his retaliation a focused target.
Films like The Outfit, and why
Point Blank
shared 1970s neo-noir atmosphere, professional criminals, revenge plotting, and terse fatalism
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
shared crime-film realism, underworld pressure, morally compromised characters, and subdued 1970s tone
Get Carter
shared gangster-film revenge structure, hard-edged crime plotting, and gritty neo-noir sensibility
Charley Varrick
shared ex-con protagonist, criminal underworld conflict, and lean revenge-driven thriller framework
Movie Details
- Director
- John Flynn
- Release Date
- 1973-10-19
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (105)
Cast
- Robert Duvall
- Karen Black
- Joe Don Baker
- Robert Ryan
- Timothy Carey
- Richard Jaeckel
- Sheree North
- Felice Orlandi
- Marie Windsor
- Jane Greer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Outfit about?
- An ex-con turns a botched robbery and a murdered brother into a methodical vendetta against the syndicate that owns his past.
- What is The Outfit like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Outfit as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Outfit violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Outfit as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Outfit?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a competently directed and well-acted, if familiar and relatively unambitious, 1970s crime picture.
- Which films are like The Outfit?
- Films with a similar feel include Point Blank, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Get Carter, and Charley Varrick.
- How long is The Outfit?
- The Outfit runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Outfit?
- In United States, The Outfit streams on YouTube TV.
