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Blue Collar

1978 · 114 min

A gritty, slow-burning descent into betrayal and corruption, with moments of dark humor and a pervasive sense of despair.

Tagline
"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.
Overview
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Written by
Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
Starring
Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli, Lucy Saroyan, Lane Smith
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Bobby Byrne
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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