Firefox

PG

1982

2 hr. 17 min.

Action

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41%

17 Reviews

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42%

10,000+ Ratings

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Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran American pilot who becomes involved in a top-secret mission to steal a high-tech Russian fighter plane known as "Firefox." Covertly entering the Soviet Union, Gant receives help from dissidents within the country, most notably a group of scientists who have been working on the plane. As Gant reaches his goal of heisting the aircraft, enemy pilots are quick to follow, leading to a sequence of soaring dogfights as he attempts to elude Soviet jets.

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Robert A

Amazing film, I cannot believe how low a score it has on here. Cold War, espionage, cool fighter planes and Clint Eastwood. What more could you want!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Jelisije J

An absolute great cold war thriller starring Clint Eastwood....Underrated gem of a film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Nol P

"Super Easy Short Edition" movie reviews... Firefox... Clint Eastwood flying a fighter jet, 6 out of 10.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Eye C

The problem with the MacGuffins is that if you based the hole movie about it, you got to show it, and in this case I think it gets too late when it does, and if this is what they was going for, because it's not clear either. The movie is boring and with very bad VFX. I think Mr. Eastwood got to let go the spies movies, it doesn't fit for that kind of stories.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/23

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Christina J

Painfully slow had 2 moments at most that were better than watching paint dry.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Audience Member

Clint eastwood stars in this cold war film . Good old fashioned hokem. The plane looks pretty good .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Scott Cain

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Director-star Clint Eastwood trots out a spy thriller of such complexity that even Five Fingers suddenly seems simplistic. But Clint is a fine storyteller and Firefox makes sense, if you pay attention.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 9, 2021

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

Clint Eastwood's failure to realize his material makes Firefox more sluggish and phlegmatic than it should be.

Apr 27, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Firefox is a slick, muscular thriller that combines espionage with science fiction. The movie works like a well-crafted machine, and it's about a well-crafted machine.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

'...(Firefox is ) literally a fun vehicle for a huge box-office star...'

Rated: 3/5

Aug 18, 2023

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Examiner

Eastwood looks like an automated totem pole, the Russians are portrayed as the Three Stooges, and there's more drama, tension and action in a spoonful of cottage cheese than in this painfully drawn-out affair.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 11, 2021

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Michael Ventura

L.A. Weekly

It feels as though Eastwood the director and producer was trying to stretch himself here, technically, and got caught up in the exercise, forgetting the movie.

Nov 10, 2021

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Synopsis

Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran American pilot who becomes involved in a top-secret mission to steal a high-tech Russian fighter plane known as "Firefox." Covertly entering the Soviet Union, Gant receives help from dissidents within the country, most notably a group of scientists who have been working on the plane. As Gant reaches his goal of heisting the aircraft, enemy pilots are quick to follow, leading to a sequence of soaring dogfights as he attempts to elude Soviet jets.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Alex Lasker, Wendell Wellman
Production Co: Malpaso Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2008
Sound Mix: Surround

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