Nowhere to Run

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Nowhere to Run

R

1993

1h 35m

Action

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An escaped convict, Sam Gillen travels to a farm to search for money from an earlier heist. While out on the property, he meets pretty single mother Clydie and her kids, Mookie and Bree, who are being intimidated by local land developer Franklin Hale. After falling for Clydie, Sam decides to stay and help defend the farm from Hale's thugs, despite the risk that it means to him as a wanted man.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

01/11/2023

2.5/4

Director Robert Harmon brings a few fresh touches to the basic action movie style.

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Variety Staff

Variety

11/02/2008

A relentlessly corny and shamelessly derivative vehicle.

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Nick Funnell

Time Out

01/26/2006

When Van Damme is doing what he does best -- narcissistically displaying his body and thumping the bad guys -- the film works reasonably well.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Apr 28

4/10

Despite some decent stunts and long-awaited showdowns (and nonsensical leaps through the air whilst discharging firearms), it's simply too slow and uneventful to stand apart from other likeminded pictures.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

11/11/2022

2.5/4

The arms-length atmosphere is, at least, alleviated by Van Damme’s typically stirring work and the inclusion of a few action-packed interludes...

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Vanessa Letts

The Spectator

07/24/2018

The plot is a succession of flimsy excuses for dressing Van Damme up and stripping him down again.

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Diandre R

@RT53139537 May 15

This is not your typical Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, but at the same time it absolutely is. He still saves the day at the end and somehow gets the girl in the movie. There’s honestly not much else to say about it. That’s really the movie lol.

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Jenifer D.

@Sierebel Mar 2

The story was to pushed, you didn’t really feel it was authentic. I think the boy did the best acting of anyone.

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Joy B.

@9mr_0 Jan 19

فلم متوسط. القصة متوسطة لكنها تفتقد للعمق الدرامي. الممثلين تمثيلهم مستوى واحد من بداية الفلم لنهايتة ما تغير شيء و البطل اداءة الحركي جيد رغم ان الكامرة تقطع كثيرا اثناء القتالات لكن شخصيتة سطحية الطفل اقنعني بتمثيلة اكثر من البطل . البطلة ادائها متباين بين الجيد و ردت الفعل المبالغ بها. المخرج عرض القصة بين السرعة بالاحداث و بين الممل كان ممكن يهدي شوية و يعطي مساحة للقصة و الشخصيات . التصوير جيد في القتالات و الحركة لكن فيما عدا ذالك فهو باهت و ضعيف. الموسيقى متوسطة و بعض المشاهد مزعجة. بختصار الفلم كحركة و اكشن متوسط ليس قوي و لا جيد ولا ضعيف متوسط اما كدراما فهو سطحي و يفتقر للعمق الدرامي.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 04/12/2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são de ação fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajudou a melhorar o filme, nem o Jean Claude Van Damme para salvar, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

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10/05/2024

A patient, romantic film from the Van Damme canon, this one trades the flashy martial arts for big-hearted drama. Jean-Claude purists will not be disappointed! The film’s down-home, country conflict has gotten better with age, the central character relationships are sweet and tender, and there’s some solid action to boot!

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Fred K

@Freddad 02/23/2024

I thought it was a sweet story.

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Synopsis

An escaped convict, Sam Gillen travels to a farm to search for money from an earlier heist. While out on the property, he meets pretty single mother Clydie and her kids, Mookie and Bree, who are being intimidated by local land developer Franklin Hale. After falling for Clydie, Sam decides to stay and help defend the farm from Hale's thugs, despite the risk that it means to him as a wanted man.

Director: Robert Harmon
Producer: Craig Baumgarten, Gary Adelson
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas, Leslie Bohem, Randy Feldman
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround