Coffy

Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1973

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

Movie details

Coffy

Name: Coffy
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1973

“The Baddest One-Chick Hit-Squad that ever hit town!”

1973 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

Scores change. Arguments endure.

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Coffy?

For the defence

The Big-Idea Head

“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”

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For the prosecution

The Popcorn Loyalist

“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”

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The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Where it lives

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Cast & crew

Directed by

Jack Hill

Written by

Jack Hill

Pam Grier

Coffy

Robert DoQui

King George

Sid Haig

Omar

Booker Bradshaw

Howard Brunswick

William Elliott

Carter Brown

Allan Arbus

Arturo Vitroni

Linda Haynes

Meg

Court is in session

Put Coffy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.