IMDb
7.0 /10
1k votes


Drama · Thriller · 1981 · 1h 48min
Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
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Smash Palace (Roger Donaldson, 1981) trailer
IMDb
7.0 /10
1k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.3 /10
32 votes
Letterboxd
7.2 /10
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Weighted average
7.7/10