Straight Time

1978

114 mins

Directed by Ulu Grosbard
82%
83%
Drama

Dustin Hoffman is paroled criminal Max (Dustin Hoffman) attempting to go straight, get a job and live by the rules.... More

Dustin Hoffman is paroled criminal Max (Dustin Hoffman) attempting to go straight, get a job and live by the rules. But he finds himself on the wrong side of a cruel parole officer (M. Emmet Walsh) and back in trouble with the law.

The New York Times: "'Max,' says the parole officer, 'I think you have a serious attitude problem.' Just how serious is the dramatic substance of Straight Time, the grimly witty account of the decline of Max Dembo."

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Straight Time | Ratings & Reviews

82_%11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
83_%2,035 reviews
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"A most unlikeable film because Dustin Hoffman, starring as a paroled and longtime criminal, cannot overcome the essentially distasteful and increasingly unsympathetic elements in the character."

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Variety

"Not for a moment are you allowed to suspect that hoodlums might be smart or attractive, or that crime pays."

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Time Out

"Beautifully acted by everyone, but especially by Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Stanton and Gary Busey... not a movie to raise the spirits. It is so cool it would leave a chill were it not done with such precision and control that we remain fascinated by a rat, in spite of ourselves."

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