GET CARTER (OmU)

Get Carter

(1971)

Work on you best Michael Caine accents for his iconic turn as Jack Carter, a low level hoodlum who goes on a killing spree of revenge after his brother's murder. Set in grim, crime-ridden Newcastle in Northeast England where post-war prosperity is coming to an end and the "winter of discontent" is on the horizon, Get Carter is a nihilistic neo-noir with social commentary on its mind. Endlessly quotable and influential on Guy Ritchie (obviously) and Tarantino (less obviously), this is a gangster classic ripe for a rewatch.