Summary
When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 28Audiences 48GoodWatch 34
Metascore38
Tomatometer17%
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for action movies, −12 min on the typical 108
typical 10896Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 99 more
Released
1993
March 5, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more25 people
- Samuel L. JacksonAndrew Sterling
- Nicolas CageAmos Odell
- Michael LernerPhil Gillman
- Margaret ColinJudy Gillman
- Dabney ColemanChief of Police Cecil Tolliver
- Brad DourifOfficer Donnie Donaldson
- Chelcie RossDeputy Earl
- Jordan LundDeputy Riley
I.M. HobsonWaldo Lake
Jeff BlumenkrantzErnie
Todd WeeksStan
Jodi LongWendy Wong
Michael BurgessBlack Reporter- LALeonor AnthonyHispanic Reporter
- WRWalter RaymondAnchorman
Giancarlo EspositoThe Reverend Fenton Brunch
Loretta DevineUla
Bob BalabanDr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Ron TaylorSherman
Aimee GrahamStacy- EGErnie GarrettState Police Captain
Tracey WalterBloodhound Bob
Allison MackieAnchorwoman- EPEric PaisleyMainland Gatekeeper
Directing · 4
- E. Max Frye Director, Writer
- Henry J. Bronchtein First Assistant Director
- Nina K. Noble Second Assistant Director
- Sioux Richards Script Supervisor
Production · 6
- Jonathan Demme Executive Producer
- Gary Goetzman Producer
- John S. Lyons Casting
- Marcy G. Kaplan Production Supervisor
- Jack Cummins Production Manager, Co-Producer
- Marshall Persinger Co-Producer
Camera · 7
- Walt Lloyd Director of Photography
- Ken Hudson Camera Loader
- Jim Bridges Still Photographer
- Tom Harjo Key Grip
- Elizabeth Ziegler Steadicam Operator
- Jeff 'Moose' Howery Dolly Grip
Editing · 2
- Jane Kurson Editor
- Gordon Antell First Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Richard Gibbs Original Music Composer
- John Pritchett Sound Mixer
- Carlton Kaller Music Editor
Art · 9
- Patricia Norris Production Design, Costume Design
- Deborah Winship Leadman
- Jack Cornish Construction Foreman
- Isom Ison III Construction Foreman
- Denny DiAddezzio Assistant Property Master
- Tom Jones Jr. Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jean Ann Black Makeup Artist
- Amy Stofsky Costume Supervisor
- Shawn McKay Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Carl Boles Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Glenn Randall Jr. Stunt Coordinator
- Tony Brubaker Stunts
- John Robotham Stunts
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