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Sudden Impact

Dirty Harry is at it again.

6.6(1,058)19831h 57m7

When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

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Status
Released
Budget
$22M
Box office
$150M
Language
English
Part of Dirty Harry Collection · 5 films
  • carnival
  • sequel
  • gang rape
  • car fire
  • tough cop
  • rape revenge
  • revenge murderer
  • traumatized person
  • crime

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR8 Dec 1983
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical183 Feb 1984
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+9 Dec 1983
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-186 Jul 1984
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical128 Aug 1984
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical188 Dec 1983
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1620 Dec 1984
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1827 Jan 1984
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical27 Jan 1984
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalPG1228 Apr 1984
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical122 Feb 1984
    • TV12RTL 520 Mar 2003
    • Physical12DVD9 Jul 2008
    • Physical12Blu ray12 Jan 2011
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical195 May 1984

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Sudden Impact was released on 8 December 1983.

Audience reviews

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  • A

    Andres Gomez

    3/21/2016

    5/10

    Quite forgettable. Eastwood is still good as Harry, OK in the direction and the new thing is to have a woman as the main criminal but that's it. 80's music arrive to wipe out one of the few things that were good about these movies. The plot is really bad. Quite an example of early 80's movies.

  • R

    r96sk

    1/18/2022

    7/10

    An improvement on <em>'The Enforcer'</em>, if still short of <em>'Dirty Harry'</em> and <em>'Magnum Force'</em>. Clint Eastwood (also dir.) remains the constant high of these films, as the American rattles off a famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ahead,_make_my_day">catchphrase</a> in this installment. Sondra Locke is very good behind Eastwood, she's arguably the most standout support cast member fro…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/31/2025

    6/10

    This fourth outing from Clint Eastwood’s “Callaghan” is my least favourite. By now we are more than used to this curmudgeonly inspector, and his disdain for just about every aspect of authority he encounters so we are hardly surprised when his latest ruthless example of law enforcement sees carnage all around, the city looking at hefty bills and him with a price on his head. “Capt. Briggs” (Bradford Dillman) decides …

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