Summary
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 16Audiences 49GoodWatch 33
Tomatometer16%
IMDb5.8
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score31%
Box office
20%of its budget back
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it made back $5 M of the $25 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than most dramas, +23 min on the typical 109
typical 109132Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1996
May 17, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more18 people
- Alec BaldwinDave Robicheaux
- Kelly LynchAnnie Robicheaux
- Eric RobertsBubba Rocque
- Teri HatcherClaudette Rocque
- Mary Stuart MastersonRobin Gaddis
- Vondie Curtis-HallMinos P. Dautrieve
- Badja DjolaBatist
- SLSamantha LagpacanAlafair
- Joe ViterelliDidi Giancano
Tuck MilliganJerry Falgout
Hawthorne JamesVictor Romero
Don StarkEddie Keats
Anne SchedeenJungle Room Patron- CACarl A. McGeeToot
Paul GuilfoyleDet. Magelli
Christopher KriesaPriest
Socorro SantiagoSpanish Nun- CWConnie WhittemoreStripper
Directing · 1
- Phil Joanou Director
Writing · 3
- Scott Frank Screenplay
- Harley Peyton Screenplay
- James Lee Burke Novel
Production · 7
- Alec Baldwin Executive Producer
- Hildy Gottlieb Executive Producer
- Albert S. Ruddy Producer
- Leslie Greif Producer
- Andre Morgan Producer
- Gray Frederickson Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Harris Savides Director of Photography
- Joyce Rudolph Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- William Steinkamp Editor
Sound · 3
- George Fenton Original Music Composer
- Roy Hawkins Music
- J. Paul Huntsman Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 3
- John Stoddart Production Design
- Dorree Cooper Set Decoration
- Monroe Kelly Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Aude Bronson-Howard Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Glenn R. Wilder Stunt Coordinator
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