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Coffy

Coffy

Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1973

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

Movie details

Coffy

“The Baddest One-Chick Hit-Squad that ever hit town!”

1973 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 30m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jack Hill

Written by

Jack Hill

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Coffy

Robert DoQui

Robert DoQui

King George

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

Omar

Booker Bradshaw

Booker Bradshaw

Howard Brunswick

William Elliott

William Elliott

Carter Brown

Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Arturo Vitroni

Linda Haynes

Linda Haynes

Meg

Court is in session

Put Coffy on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.