Sharky's Machine

Where to Watch Sharky's Machine (1981) (Legally)

Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.
Dec 18, 1981 US 122 min 18
6.2 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
112 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1981).

It sits in the Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller space and is paced for about 122 minutes.

Cast highlights include Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Henry Silva, Brian Keith.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

martial arts, robbery, police, jazz, transvestism, gangster, finger, vice, revenge, murder, scam, prostitution

Official trailer

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Plot

Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.

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Main cast

Burt Reynolds
as Tom Sharky
Rachel Ward
as Domino
Henry Silva
as Billy Score
Vittorio Gassman
as Victor Scorelli
Charles Durning
as Lt. Friscoe
Earl Holliman
as Donald Hotchkins