Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
- rape
- war veteran
- gangster
- immigration
- racist
- old man
- priest
- gang
- detroit
- michigan
- widower
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Brian Haley — Mitch Kowalski
- Geraldine Hughes — Karen Kowalski
- Dreama Walker — Ashley Kowalski
- Brian Howe — Steve Kowalski
- John Carroll Lynch — Barber Martin
- William Hill — Tim Kennedy
- Brooke Chia Thao — Vu
- Chee Thao — Grandma
- Choua Kue — Youa
- Scott Eastwood — Trey
- Xia Soua Chang — Kor Khue
- Directed
- Clint Eastwood
- Written
- Dave Johannson, Nick Schenk
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 11,793 ratings
- Studio
- Matten Productions, Double Nickel Entertainment, Gerber Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, WV Films IV
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
