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Missing in Action

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Missing in Action (1984)

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Reviews Counted:13

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Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Chuck Norris stars as Col. Braddock, a former POW in Vietnam, who managed to break out and return to America. He returns to Vietnam, however, determined to locate soldiers missing in action, and to... Chuck Norris stars as Col. Braddock, a former POW in Vietnam, who managed to break out and return to America. He returns to Vietnam, however, determined to locate soldiers missing in action, and to free other POW's. [More]

Starring: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress, James Hong

Starring: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress, James Hong

Director: Joseph Zito

Director: Joseph Zito

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Jun 13, 2000

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Variety
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The best of Chuck Norris in film, and that isn't saying much.

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03/22/08
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

They better hope he stays missing in action...

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04/11/06
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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One of those ultra-rare cases where the prequel (1985) and the sequel (1988) are better than the original.

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Chuck O'Leary
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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12/22/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

"Hey, maybe if we show Chuck Norris killing a lot of evil Asians, we can make people forget about that whole Vietnam thing..."

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Norris does Stallone ... badly.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Not the most egregious entry in this genre, but hardly a classy flick.

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01/01/00
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