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Tough Guys

1986 · 104 min

A genial, nostalgic caper that coasts on the charm of two old pros refusing to grow up, more cozy than thrilling.

Directed by
Jeff Kanew
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
They're Out To Teach A New World Some Old Tricks.
Overview
Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.

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Directed by
Jeff Kanew
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • aging
  • freedom
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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