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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... 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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  • D.O.A.
  • Time. It's running out for Dexter Cornell (Dennis Quaid). He has just 24 hours to find out who poisoned him ... and why. In his bizarre and deadly search, everyone has a secret. Everyone is a suspect. Even the woman (Meg Ryan) who loves him. Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, creators of superstar "Max Headroom," D.O.A. pulsates with explosive action and sizzling performances by Quaid and Ryan, two people who find themselves suddenly living on the edge. It's a night on the run, filled with fear, danger ... and passion.
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    Reasonably entertaining, but mostly tired remake

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

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