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That's the Way of the World

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Record-industry mobsters make an executive (Harvey Keitel) push a boring family trio instead of Earth, Wind & Fire.

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That's the Way of the World

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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Jul 20, 2006
.5/4
If I chose to write a review of That's the Way of the World the length of which accurately reflected the duration of its star attraction Earth, Wind & Fire, I should have stopped writing two clauses ago. Go to Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press Nov 22, 2019
Predictable stuff really, and boringly so. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Feb 28, 2014
B-
World has much to share on the topic of corruption and the burn of self-preservation, articulated with a wonderfully combative atmosphere and a distinct groove. Go to Full Review David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Jul 18, 2006
4/5
It's a movie that could have been made thirty years earlier or thirty years later without losing an ounce of its relevancy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Max M @Househuntermax Jul 21, 2026 I was almost all the way through this movie and ready to give it a one star rating, but it does have a good strong ending so two stars. See more Jan 2, 2014 It's a movie that could have been made thirty years earlier or thirty years later without losing an ounce of its relevancy. what other movie can u see harvey keitel roller skating at an all black disco rink? See more Read all reviews
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Sig Shore

Director

Harvey Keitel

Coleman Buckmaster

Ed Nelson

Carlton James

Cynthia Bostick

Velour Page

Bert Parks

Franklyn Page

Jimmy Boyd

Gary Page
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Movie Info

Synopsis Record-industry mobsters make an executive (Harvey Keitel) push a boring family trio instead of Earth, Wind & Fire.
Director
Sig Shore
Producer
Sig Shore
Screenwriter
Robert Lipsyte
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Sig Shore Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
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