You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

Two soldiers of fortune matching wits and guns against the armies of two nations!

Directed by Peter Collinson

Produced by SRO Pictures, Columbia Pictures

197097 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted 1970s adventure romp about mercenaries caught up in historical conflict, balancing action and humor without pretension.

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.

Questions people ask

  • Is You Can't Win 'Em All sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is You Can't Win 'Em All violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is You Can't Win 'Em All easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does You Can't Win 'Em All end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is You Can't Win 'Em All scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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