Cohen and Tate

1989 1h 26m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 65

CrimeThrillerActionDrama

Synopsis

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A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roy Scheider
Cohen
Adam Baldwin
Tate
Harley Cross
Travis Knight
Cooper Huckabee
Jeff Knight
Suzanne Savoy
Martha Knight
Marco Perella
FBI George
Tom Campitelli
FBI Fred
Andy Gill
FBI Roy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Red
Writers: Eric Red
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Red, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward M. Abroms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Roy Scheider and Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Red directs. Victor J. Kemper behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. Edward M. Abroms cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Eric Red, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Edward M. Abroms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Roy Scheider and Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0097074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "assassin", "kidnapping", "texas", "witness protection".

The technical file

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Original score: Bill Conti
Editing: Edward M. Abroms
Production design: David M. Haber
Costume design: Verkina Flower
Makeup / hair: Louis Lazzara
Stunt coordinator: Andy Gill
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $64,227
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cohen and Tate (1989)

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kevin20192024-01-25
★ 8/10
"Cohen & Tate" frequently runs the very real risk of allowing its unconventionally small scale to become a damaging cul-de-sac with no possible chance of successfully making a u-turn. The fact this unfortunate development is never allowed to happen is due in no small part to the incident packed story and the skillful way the film has been made with an interesting use of the characters, the evolving and complex dynamics between them, the constantly developing story that never runs out of intriguing new things to say, and the extremely good use of the car interior almost as if it is a fourth character. This film also has an attention grabbing opening full of potential and fortunately it always has something interesting and substantial to build to until the very end.

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