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62% Critic Match
Sharky's Machine
“Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.”
6.2 / 10• 1981• 2h 2m•R• English
CrimeDramaActionThriller
Storyline
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
Cast & Crew
Burt Reynolds
Tom Sharky
Lead
Rachel Ward
Domino
Henry Silva
Billy Score
Brian Keith
Papa
Vittorio Gassman
Victor Scorelli
Charles Durning
Lt. Friscoe
Earl Holliman
Donald Hotchkins
Bernie Casey
Arch
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Burt Reynolds's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sharky's Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
