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Used Cars

Jul 11, 1980
113 min
Comedy
6.4/ 10
276 votes

Overview

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
6.4/10
276 votes
IMDB
6.7/10
18,078 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$8,000,000Production cost
Box Office$11,715,321Worldwide gross
Profit$3,715,321Profitable
ROI
+46.4%Return on investment
US Box Office$11,715,321Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"Like new, great looking and fully loaded with laughs."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$11,715,321

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesAmblin Entertainment

Cast & Crew

The people behind the movie

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