Deadly Addiction
1988Movie1 h 38 minR
Summary
After the murder of his wife, John Turner, a renegade cop who purposely defies his superiors, tries to expose a drug ring that takes him from L.A. to Mexico and back. Along the way, he develops romance and becomes a father figure to a young streetwise orphan.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 68
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for action movies, −10 min on the typical 108
typical 10898Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1988
May 21, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
ActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more15 people
- Jack VacekTurner
- TSTrice SchubertSara
- JJJoseph JenningsDegusta
- Gregory Scott CumminsTurko
- MRMichael RobbinGarrosa
- ASAlan ShearerHank
- Juan Carlos MuñozHector
- MBMick BrennanMick
- Gabriella HallGinger
- JBJudea BrittainDawn
- BBeanoDrunken Pirate #1
- Kim DawsonGirl in Rolls Royce
- H.B. HalickiRolls Royce Driver
- Melinda ArmstrongRockhouse Customer
- HVHilary Van DykeDancer in Nightclub
Directing · 1
- Jack Vacek Director, Writer
Sound · 1
- Bob Grant Production Sound Mixer
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