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A Perfect World (1993)

PG-1311/24/1993Drama, Crime2h 18m
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A convict. A cop. A hostage that will make one of them a hero.

Overview

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kevin Costner

    Robert 'Butch' Haynes

  2. Cast 1

    Clint Eastwood

    Chief Red Garnett

  3. Cast 1

    Laura Dern

    Sally Gerber

  4. Cast 1

    T.J. Lowther

    Phillip 'Buzz' Perry

  5. Cast 1

    Bradley Whitford

    Bobby Lee

  6. Cast 1

    Keith Szarabajka

    Terry Pugh

  7. Cast 1

    Leo Burmester

    Tom Adler

  8. Cast 1

    Paul Hewitt

    Dick Suttle

  9. Cast 1

    Ray McKinnon

    Bradley

I'm a little split on <em>'A Perfect World'</em>, but one thing that is for certain is that I definitely enjoyed watching it. The reason that I'm split is because of how it portrays the lead character. I completely get the angle the filmmakers were going for, I'm just not convinced they pull it off. It's fun to watch, but I never once felt a connection to root for Kevin Costner's Butch. There are many a time where I was just like "Huh?". It shows a number of events that you can tell are supposed to make you connect to Butch, but I just couldn't - he is super unlikeable, like the very fir...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$30,000,000.00

Revenue $135,100,000.00

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