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Hardcore

Hardcore

Feb 9, 1979
108 min
MysteryDramaCrime
6.7/ 10
295 votes

Overview

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.

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TMDB
6.7/10
295 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
15,865 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
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Metacritic
M
63/100
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5 nominations total

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"“Oh my God, that's my daughter.”"

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A-TeamColumbia Pictures

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