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D.O.A.

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D.O.A. (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 11

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sleepwalking through the academia, an alcoholic professor spends more time drinking than grading papers or writing new novels. The once promising writer gets a wake up call when he discovers he has only a few days to live after being... Sleepwalking through the academia, an alcoholic professor spends more time drinking than grading papers or writing new novels. The once promising writer gets a wake up call when he discovers he has only a few days to live after being poisoned. With a perky co-ed, he is driven to find his killer. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Daniel Stern, Charlotte Rampling

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Daniel Stern, Charlotte Rampling

Director: Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel

Director: Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel

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Oct 14, 2003

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Cannot even stand in the shadow of the 1950 original, but stylish and entertaining all the same.

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The derivative and often silly screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue doesn’t give the actors much to do except wish they never signed on to this sinking ship.

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Meg best stuff is behind her.

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The "film noir on campus" idea works surprisingly well

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It's not on the same level as the original, but it still manages a few enjoyable twists.

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Reasonably entertaining, but mostly tired remake

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