The Getaway (1972 film) their 75 Best Heist Movies of All Time. In 2010, the film was among the 25 heist films considered an all-time favorite by "The Playlist", who described it as "a solid, straight-ahead action flick that's always fun to wander into the middle of on late night TV". A remake of the film was released on February 11, 1994, directed by Roger Donaldson, and co-produced and co-written by the original's David Foster and Walter Hill. It features Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the leading roles, and Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, and Jennifer Tilly in the supporting roles. The
The Getaway (1972 film) (...) a well-constructed, lovers on the run-style heist flick". Writing for "Cinema Crazed", Felix Vasquez also lauded most action scenes and remarked: ""The Getaway" is a top notch crime thriller with a fantastic turn by McQueen and it's still the best action movie I've ever seen." Contemporary review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 85% based on 20 reviews—an average rating of 7 out of 10, which provides the consensus, ""The Getaway" sees Sam Peckinpah and Steve McQueen, the kings of violence and cool, working at full throttle." They also ranked "The Getaway" at 46 on