Hardcore

Name: Hardcore
Director: Paul Schrader
Released: 1979-02-09

1979 film directed by Paul Schrader

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Released: February 9, 1979
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, February 25, 1979
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, March 2, 1979
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Director: Paul Schrader
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader
Producer: John Milius
Cast: George C. Scott
, Peter Boyle
, Season Hubley
, Dick Sargent
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Runtime: 109 min
Genre: drama film
, crime film
Country of origin: United States

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Hardcore is a 1979 American neo-noir thriller crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, and Dick Sargent. The plot follows a conservative Midwestern businessman whose teenage daughter goes missing in California. With the help of a prostitute, his search leads him into the illicit subculture of pornography, including snuff films.

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Director of photography: Michael Chapman
Narrative location: Michigan
California
San Francisco
Filming location: San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Title: Hardcore
Color: color
Production designer: Paul Sylbert
Film editor: Tom Rolf
Medierådet rating: Prohibited for children under 16
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CNC film rating (France): no minors under sixteen
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 76%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 25 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Hardcore”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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6.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Hardcore”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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MPA film rating: R rating certificate id: 25369
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0079271/parentalguideRetrieved 2024-06-30
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Sex, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/hardcore/Retrieved 2025-07-22
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