The Enforcer

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The Enforcer

R

1976

1h 36m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Police officer "Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is reassigned from homicide to personnel after his latest use of excessive force. Meanwhile, a terrorist group calling themselves the People's Revolutionary Strike Force organizes a series of crimes in San Francisco, hoping to enrich themselves. When they kidnap the mayor (John Crawford) and steal rockets and rifles for their next attack, Harry and his new female partner, Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), must stop the terrorists.

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Critics Consensus

Though the slightest hints of series fatigue begin to emerge, The Enforcer delivers riveting action and better humor than its predecessors.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Jan 23, 2024

... Magnum Force, was poorly made but did have some cheap nastiness; the third in the series, the new. The Enforcer, doesn't have the savvy to be sadistic. It's just limp.

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Chris Bennion

The Times (UK)

Sep 9, 2022

... A straightforward cop thriller, but also a historical snapshot of American manhood dealing with the rising wave of feminism.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Jun 26, 2008

The spitball script [from a story by Gail Morgan Hickman and S.W. Schurr] lurches along, stopping periodically for the blood-lettings and assorted running and jumping and chasing stuff.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jun 18, 2026

6/10

It has some scenes that benefit from Eastwood's presence as the tough San Francisco inspector, but I feel that its narrative sometimes becomes somewhat uneven and predictable. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 15, 2023

It's truly very violent, but it is also tremendously effective. [Full review in Spanish]

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

May 9, 2023

If you like Clint Eastwood, San Francisco and or blood, you know you'll enjoy it. If you like subtlety, you know you'll do better to stay at home and watch the Beverly Hillbillies.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 Sep 2, 2026

Another Good Story (12,655 – 28 Feb 2000 / 01 Sep 2026) When three thieves kill a police officer and make the costumers hostages in a liquor store. Inspector Harry Callahan kills the three criminals, saving the hostages. Capt. McKay takes Callahan out of Homicides to punish him. Meanwhile, the terrorist group "The People's Revolutionary Strike Force" robs weapons and bombs from a warehouse. Lt. Bressler brings Callahan back to Homicides and McKay assigns the rookie inspector Kate Moore to be his partner, while the group intends to blow up the city. "The Enforcer" (1976) is the third Dirty Harry movie with a good story, but it is inferior to the previous two. The plot is dated since it is introduced a woman as an inspector that was unusual in those years. But the plot is gripping, with Dirty Harry despising incompetent bureaucracy in the police department. Feminists certainly do not like this movie. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "Sem Medo da Morte" ("Without Fear of Death")

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kevin o

@RT89271007 Jul 21, 2025

...the 3rd and { last } excellent dirty harry adventure. Clint has to deal with a girl as partner and terrorists. Lots of action, fast pace and perfect amount of laughs. Two more films followed , but were more for laughs.

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 May 5, 2025

This movie was alright...

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Gregory R

@RT24260678 May 3, 2025

a very forgettable movie.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 3, 2024

filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, Clint Eastwood ainda é muito bom como Harry Callahan, mas agora o Harry Callahan persegui uma gangue de ladrões/matadores no filme, uma cena que ficou boa foi quando o Harry Callahan perseguiu um cara da gangue e fez uma perseguição que fez o cara ser preso na igreja, agora ele tem uma parceira mulher, depois de dois parceiros homens, mas de novo o parceiro dele ou morre ou se machuca e vai para o hospital, no final ficou legal o Harry Callahan ter usado a bazuca e ter matado lider da gangue, e salvou o prefeito da cidade, mas mesmo com isso eu recomendo esse filme.

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Brent A

@BrentAprill45 Dec 23, 2023

40% rating ... The third edition of the Dirty Harry films doesn't do much to intrigue. Outside of Clint Eastwood's character, I feel like everything lagged.

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James Fargo

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Clint Eastwood

Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan

Tyne Daly

Insp. Kate Moore

Harry Guardino

Lt. Al Bressler

Bradford Dillman

Capt. McKay

John Mitchum

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Synopsis

Police officer "Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is reassigned from homicide to personnel after his latest use of excessive force. Meanwhile, a terrorist group calling themselves the People's Revolutionary Strike Force organizes a series of crimes in San Francisco, hoping to enrich themselves. When they kidnap the mayor (John Crawford) and steal rockets and rifles for their next attack, Harry and his new female partner, Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), must stop the terrorists.

Director: James Fargo
Producer: Robert Daley
Screenwriter: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Gail Morgan Hickman, S.W. Schurr, Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner, Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros., Malpaso Company
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Mono

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