Nowhere to Run (2003)
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 15
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 7
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 2.7/5
User Ratings: 20,424
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Movie Info
An escaped convict fights for his rights while hiding out from the law in this action drama. Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a thief who, despite his criminal past, is an essentially decent man; he ended up behind bars after taking a murder rap for his partner. Sam escapes from prison in a daring jailbreak, and he hides out on a remote farm while on the run from police. A young boy named Mookie (Kieran Culkin) finds the fugitive and takes him in; it seems that the farm belongs to his
Jan 1, 1993 Wide
Dec 11, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Sam Gillen -
Rosanna Arquette
Clydie -
Joss Ackland
Franklin Hale -
Ted Levine
Mr. Dunston -
Kieran Culkin
Mookie -
Tiffany Taubman
Bree -
Edward Blatchford
Lonnie -
Anthony Starke
Billy -
Robert Apisa
Prisoner -
Tony Brubaker
Prisoner -
Steve Chambers
Pick-Up Truck Thug -
Tony Epper
Fire Thug "Al" -
John Finn
Cop in Chase -
Ron Howard George
Prisoner -
John Kerry
Big Thug "John" -
Gene Lebell
Bulldozer Man -
Peter Malota
Prisoner -
Sven Ole Thorsen
Prisoner -
Kevin Page
Hale's Associate -
Manny Perry
Prisoner -
Jeff Ramsey
Bulldozer Man -
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Prisoner -
John Rubinow
Clydie's Husband -
Ron Stein
Prisoner -
Leonard Termo
Bus Guard -
Jack Verbois
Prisoner -
Luana Anders
Town Meeting Chairwoman -
Jophery C. Brown
Prisoner -
Jack Gill
Bulldozer Man -
Jack Lucarelli
Prisoner -
Frank Orsatti
Prisoner -
Stanley White
Cop in Diner -
Stephen Wesley Bridgewate...
Tom Lewis -
Albie Selznick
Hale's Associate -
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Christy Botkin
Sarah Lewis -
Chuck Zito
Prisoner -
Allan Graf
Bus Driver -
James Greene
Country Store Clerk
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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (15) | DVD (5)
A relentlessly corny and shamelessly derivative vehicle.
Top CriticWhen Van Damme is doing what he does best -- narcissistically displaying his body and thumping the bad guys -- the film works reasonably well.
Several members of the Astor Plaza audience yesterday afternoon could not contain their merriment when, in the middle of the film, Mr. Van Damme's character identified himself as a lawyer.
Except for a few short bursts here and there, and one extended scene during the climax, the film is mostly talk. And since Van Damme's range as a dramatic actor is marginal at best, this is a problem.
While it boasts better supporting actors and technical credits than other Van Damme projects, the film nonetheless founders, a victim of its own lugubrious pace and misguided efforts at turning the bulging Belgian into a romantic lead.
This is the kind of movie that is so witlessly generic that the plot and title disappear into a mist of other recycled plots and interchangeable titles.
Van Damme hits a high-note for once
All in all, it is a pretty good action film and it could be a breakthrough for Van Damme.
If you don't expect much (and the developer vs. land owner plot is ridiculous) you may be surprised at what's here.
The best aspect of Nowhere to Run is some inventive camera work from director Robert Harmon. Too bad he didn't have a better script to work with.
Audience Reviews for Nowhere to Run
Super Reviewer
I recommend anybody who likes Van Damme movies to get "Nowhere To Run." If you aren't familiar with Van Damme's other movies, this would be a good movie to get to get you familiar. It doesn't have as much fighting in it as most of his other movies do, but it certainly doesn't lack in action. You'll see some great action sequences such as when Van Damme is trying to find a place to run from the police by riding a motorcycle. It has more drama than most of the other Van Damme movies, but it's still a good one. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Van Damme just rocks. Sad to see him getting older :-(
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