
Kelly's Heroes
1970, War, 2h 25m
23 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Kelly's Heroes subverts its World War II setting with pointed satirical commentary on modern military efforts, offering an entertaining hybrid of heist caper and battlefield action. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Pvt. Kelly
MSgt. Big Joe
SSgt. Crapgame
Sgt. Oddball
Maj. Gen. Colt
Moriarty
Critic Reviews for Kelly's Heroes
All Critics (23) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (5)
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An attempt to blend the war epic and the caper film that doesn't quite come off.
November 19, 2013 | Full Review… -
The action is flashy and intermittent, deliberately wallowing in a mire of revisionist grot, churned up vistas of European mud. Time has made it more intuitive and caustic a film, than its daft reputation might suggest.
November 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Nearly satirical in its overall effect, plot caroms between cliche dogface antics, detailed and gratuitous violence, caper melodramatics, and outrageous anachronism.
October 18, 2008 | Full Review… -
Interesting only in so far as it reveals Eastwood's nonchalant attitude to the blockbuster.
February 9, 2006 | Full Review… -
The usually unemotive Eastwood is more engaged than usual, clearly having a whale of a time with a fruity support cast.
May 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Even with Eastwood in the title role, this poorly scripted film would surely have fallen apart under the weight of its own heavy handedness were it not for the presence of Donald Sutherland.
January 14, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Kelly's Heroes
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Jul 28, 2020Kelly's Heroes is a strange blend and I struggled to enjoy it on my first viewing all those years ago. The film has grown on me and it's now one of my favourite films. The wide cast and the blend of genres is inventive. The scope of the film is incredible. I don't believe I've ever seen a heist film that looked so epic. That final confrontation is unforgettable tense. I think my dislike earlier was the expectation of Clint Eastwood being in a hard edged military film. This is a mix of light hearted characters in the midst of a fight for their lives. This only gets better with each new viewing and I cannot recommend this any more. A must-see. 25/07/2020Brendan O Super Reviewer
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Sep 19, 2019In this quirky WWll action comedy some troops assign themselves the task of stealing Nazi gold. The spirit of the film does not reflect WWll however. It reflects the Vietnam War, the time it was made in. And so all the characters only follow orders to the bare minimum, on the lookout more to party or to get out or both. If any character actually wants to fight the enemy, that character is portrayed as nuts. Altman's M*A*S*H came out only 4 months before (which is the Korean Conflict seen through the eyes of Nam). And so, The Revenge of the Slackers, led by a Clint Eastwood, his character only interested in the gold. Ehh.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Jun 20, 2011Kelly's Heroes is an overrated movie in my opinion. I like Donald Sutherland a lot and I hadn't seen a movie in which I didn't like him until now. His character is annoying and really ruined the movie for me. It wasn't just him though. I hated Don Rickles and Carroll O'Connor too. I didn't find this movie funny at all and it ran on way too long for what it was. I did really like the minefield scene though. It was the one part of the movie that was actually entertaining and gave me hope for the rest of the movie. One of the few Eastwood movies I didn't care for.Melvin W Super Reviewer
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May 14, 2011A bunch of crackpot soldiers, tired of war, sets off to what seems to be an impossible gold hunt. Shot in the background of WW2, this is a part action, part black comedy movie, not to mention an anti-war satire. Despite Clint Eastwood's presence, the man who steals the show is Donald Sutherland as the Hippie mercenary, Oddball.Sajin P Super Reviewer
Kelly's Heroes Quotes
Crap Game: | "Ya make a DEALLLL......." |
Crap Game: | Ya make a DEAL! |
Big Joe: | "What kind of a deal??"... |
Big Joe: | What kind of a deal? |
Crap Game: | "A DEAL DEAL....." |
Crap Game: | A DEAL DEAL. |
Oddball: | But for 1.6 million dollars, we could become heroes for three days. |
Oddball: | Why don't you say something rightous or hopeful for a change? [to Moriarity] |
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