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The Fugitive (1993) -- Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   89,801 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jeb Stuart (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
6 August 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
Plot:
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations more
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User Comments:
Good acting and directing, constant action and tension. Even after many years this movie still stands more (212 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting.
Runtime:
130 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2001) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1994) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Ireland:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32575) | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
Harrison Ford had never seen a single episode of the TV series "The Fugitive" (1963), upon which the film was based. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the scene on the train, when Kimble kicks Sykes backwards, you can clearly see Sykes stretching his right hand. This hand is shown to be prosthetic and the hand immobile. more
Quotes:
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Give it up. It's time to stop running. more
Soundtrack:
The Thrill Is Gone more

FAQ

On what evidence was Kimble convicted?
Where did Kimble get the hair dye he used at the truck stop?
What does Gerard mean at the end when he tells Kimble "Either I'm lying or I'm going to shoot you"?
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34 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
Good acting and directing, constant action and tension. Even after many years this movie still stands, 26 December 2004
9/10
Author: Philip Van der Veken from Tessenderlo, Belgium

"The Fugitive" is one of those movies that you may already have seen a dozen of times, but which still seems to surprise every time that you watch it. I don't know what it actually is that makes this movie so good, but it sure works. It's probably the combination of a good script, good acting and the abundance of action that's always present, but never exaggerated.

The movie is about a doctor who's wife has been murdered by a one-armed man. He's innocent but is accused of the murder and convicted by court. He will get a lethal injection soon, but as he is transfered to another jail, the bus in which he is transported with some other inmates, crashes. He knows to escape and is determined to find his wife's murderer, but has to try to stay out of the hands of the police. The result is an interesting cat-and-mouse game between him and the police that never allows your attention to fade away.

The story is perhaps not exceptional, but thanks to the good directing and acting and the constant action and tension, this movie really delivers everything that you can expect from it. I give it an 8.5 - 9/10.

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