Does A Piece of the Action end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Piece of the Action easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Piece of the Action sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Piece of the Action scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Piece of the Action violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Piece of the Action

Name: A Piece of the Action
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1977
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

Directed by Sidney Poitier

Produced by First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited

1977135 min5.8 / 10

A lighthearted comedy about redemption and unlikely partnerships, where a cop blackmails two criminals into mentoring troubled youth, blending humor with a message about second chances.

How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.

Clusters

Uplifting Underdog Stories Underdog Comedy Teams Buddy Comedy Adventures Underdog Friendship Stories Training And Mentorship

Genres

Comedy Crime

Keywords

Detective Ghetto Train Disco

Questions people ask

Does A Piece of the Action end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is A Piece of the Action easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is A Piece of the Action sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is A Piece of the Action scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is A Piece of the Action violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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