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Fighting Back

1982·1h 38m·R
DramaCrimeThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.0/10
1,007 votes

An Italian deli owner forms a civilian patrol to stop neighborhood crime after his family was attacked on two different occasions. While politicians watch with interest his rising popularity, a vicious pimp will do anything to stop him.

Fighting Back is a 1982 drama crime movie directed by Lewis Teague, starring Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Patti LuPone. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 1,007 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Lewis Teague
Stars
Tom Skerritt
Yaphet Kotto
Patti LuPone
Michael Sarrazin
Details
1982-05-21
98 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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