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The Outsider

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1983 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Ronin, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Deray

  • Jean-Paul BelmondoCommissaire divisionnaire Philippe Jordan
  • Henry SilvaSauveur Meccacci
  • Carlos Sotto MayorLivia Maria Dolores, prostituée
  • Pierre VernierL'inspecteur Rojinski
  • Maurice Barrier« Tonton »
  • Claude BrossetAntonio Baldi, gâchette de Meccacci
  • Tchéky KaryoFrancis Pierron
  • Jacques MauryMaître Cappa
  • Gabriel CattandContrôleur Dumas
  • Roger DumasL'nspecteur Simon