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Gone in 60 Seconds

Gone in 60 Seconds

Action · Crime · Thriller · 1974

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.

Movie details

Gone in 60 Seconds

“You can lock your car. But if he wants it...it's GONE IN 60 SECONDS”

1974 Action · Crime · Thriller 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

10.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

43 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

56 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Gone in 60 Seconds?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

H.B. Halicki

Written by

H.B. Halicki

H.B. Halicki

H.B. Halicki

Maindrian Pace / Vicinski

Marion Busia

Marion Busia

Pumpkin Chase

Jerry Daugirda

Jerry Daugirda

Eugene Chase

J

James McIntyre

Stanley Chase

George Cole

George Cole

Atlee Jackson

R

Ronald Halicki

Corlis Pace

M

Markos Kotsikos

Uncle Joe Chase

Court is in session

Put Gone in 60 Seconds on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.