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The General

The General

1998 · Movie · 2h 4m · R

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Synopsis

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.2/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes83%21%
Metacritic81/10021%
TMDB6.7/10139 votes16%
Balasaur Score75100%

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