Release Date
December 12, 2008 (Limited)
January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
DVD Release Date
June 9, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
Nick Schenk
Cast
Clint Eastwood
Studio
Running Time
116 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language throughout, and some violence
What is Gran Torino about?
Clint Eastwood stars in the drama "Gran Torino," marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby." Eastwood also directs the film in which he plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Clint Eastwood seems to like to do his movies in batches, and ever since 2003's Mystic River he hasn't done a single film that could be ignored as an awards contender. Unfortunately, Changeling, which was just released a few months prior and expected to be a possible Oscar favorite, lacked the power many were expecting, which leaves the venerable director's December release, Gran Torino, to pull off an upset.
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