Summary
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 43Audiences 60GoodWatch 51
Box office
71%of its budget back
- Budget
- $67 M
- Worldwide
- $47 M
Worldwide it made back $47 M of the $67 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for action movies, −7 min on the typical 108
typical 108101Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 24 more
Released
1996
September 20, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
30 people
Bruce WillisJohn Smith
Bruce DernSheriff Ed Galt
William SandersonJoe Monday
Christopher WalkenHickey
David Patrick KellyDoyle
Karina LombardFelina
Ned EisenbergFredo Strozzi
Michael ImperioliGiorgio Carmonte
R. D. CallJack McCool
Alexandra PowersLucy Kolinski
Ken JenkinsCaptain Tom Pickett
Ted MarklandDeputy Bob
Leslie MannWanda
Patrick KilpatrickFinn
Cassandra GavaBarmaid
Luis ContrerasComandante Ramirez
Raynor ScheineGas Station Attendant
Tiny RonJacko the Giant
John PaxtonThe Undertaker
Michael CavalieriBerto- HFHannes FritschSanto
- MSMichael StrasserDocker
Matt O'TooleBurke
Lin ShayeThe Madame
Directing · 6
- Walter Hill Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Allan Graf Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Spiro Razatos Second Unit Director
- Jeff Okabayashi Second Assistant Director
- Jeffrey Wetzel First Assistant Director
- Marilyn Bailey Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Akira Kurosawa Original Film Writer
- Ryuzo Kikushima Original Film Writer
Production · 7
- Michael De Luca Executive Producer
- Sara Risher Executive Producer
- Arthur M. Sarkissian Producer
- Mary Gail Artz Casting
- Barbara Cohen Casting
- Ralph S. Singleton Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Lloyd Ahern II Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Freeman A. Davies Editor
Sound · 19
- Ry Cooder Original Music Composer
- Jay Wilkinson Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary A. Hecker Foley Artist
- Paul Massey Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dana Sano Music Supervisor
- Lou Angelo Sound Editor
Art · 5
- Gary Wissner Production Design
- Gary Fettis Set Decoration
- Shannon Vergun Art Department Coordinator
- Barry Chusid Art Direction
- Rick Young Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Dan Moore Costume Design
Other crew · 4
- Thomas Rosales Jr. Stunts
- Erik Cord Stunts
- Patricia M. Peters Stunts
- Jeff Pruitt Stunts
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