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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Clancy (novel)
Donald Stewart (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 1994 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Truth needs a soldier. more
Plot:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Lot More Good Than Bad more (112 total)

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Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence and language.
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141 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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In the scene at the airport, where the President is answering questions about his friend (using Jack Ryan's advice to say that he and his friend were very close), you see a pack of media approaching the President. The lead newswoman, and the one who asks him the question, is actually Barbara Harrison, a prominent news anchor in Washington, D.C. on the local NBC affiliate station. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where Clark (call sign "Variable") and Jack have returned to the "Lindo Coffee factory" to rescue the captured troops, during the sequence where Cortez is just above them on an upper floor., Clark's 2 Way Radio sounds off (giving away their position) by his Helo pilot call sign "Bird" calling him. During his initial transmission "Bird" uses the call signs backwards saying, "Bird, this is Variable..." more
Quotes:
Clark: Circular error probable zero. Impact with high-order detonation. Have a nice day. more
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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
A Lot More Good Than Bad, 21 March 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Harrison Ford returns as "Jack Ryan," star of the very well-done "Patriot Games," the film adaption off the best-selling Tom Clancy novels. Also returning are Anne Archer and James Earl Jones.

THE BAD - This isn't as intense, especially in the first half hour, as Patriot Games and the ending was a little disappointing with a action-scene credibility problem. Once again - it's getting to be a tired Hollywood theme - top U.S. government officials, going all the way to the President, are corrupt people, liars not to be trusted.

THE GOOD - It's nice to see Willem Dafoe finally play a good guy. The villains in here are deceptively interesting, actors such as Joaquim De Almeida, Harris Yulin and Henry Czerny and Miguel Sandoval - not big names but recognizable and good actors. The violence is not overdone in here and when the action does occur, the sound is terrific. The best action scene was shootout in the streets with snipers firing at cars below.

The positives are far more than the negatives, making this a solid thriller.

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