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The Fugitive (1993)

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Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 53
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 3

Exhilarating and intense, this high-impact chase thriller is a model of taut and efficient formula filmmaking, and it features Harrison Ford at his frantic best.

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Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 0

Exhilarating and intense, this high-impact chase thriller is a model of taut and efficient formula filmmaking, and it features Harrison Ford at his frantic best.

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Average Rating: 3.6/5
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Movie Info

This 1993 box-office smash partly adheres to the 1960s TV series on which it is based and partly goes off on several tangents of its own. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble, convicted of murdering his wife. While being transferred to prison by bus, Kimble is involved in a spectacular bus-train collision (one of the best of its kind ever filmed). Surviving the disaster, Kimble escapes, vowing to track down the elusive professional criminal whom he holds responsible for the murder. Dogging

Nov 24, 1998

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (53) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (3) | DVD (26)

It isn't just a high-powered summer blockbuster. It's something cannier (and rarer): a suspense thriller rooted in character.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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A first-rate thriller.

August 24, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
TIME Magazine
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A consummate nail-biter that never lags, it leaves you breathless from the chase yet anxious for the next bit of mayhem or clever plot twist.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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Though it's a good half hour too long, this overblown 1993 spin-off of the 60s TV show otherwise adds up to a pretty good suspense thriller.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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Both stars have toughness and restraint that make their characters' battle of wits truly hypnotic, and in many ways more credible than it was on television.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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"Innovative" is not a legitimate description of The Fugitive, but "entertaining" is.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Heart-pounding thriller with great acting.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Taut, effective serial-chase story.

October 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | Comment
Decent Films Guide

A rare example of everything in the Hollywood machine coming together in the right way at the right time and working perfectly.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Real escapist cinema.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

The performances transform this otherwise orthodox cat-and-mouse movie into a gripping experience.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

Harrison Ford mostly just runs and fights, but that's O.K. Running, after all, is what fugitives are supposed to do.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Tommy Lee Jones offers the fun and drive of this largely implausible but highly enjoyable remake of the popular TV series.

February 19, 2008 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

One of the better attempts at turning a TV show into a movie.

October 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Relentless action + strong Ford and Tommy Lee performances make this a classic.

August 25, 2006 Comment
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

...still one of the best and most intelligent action movies to come out of Hollywood in a very long time. (HD-DVD Edition)

May 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Ford and Jones make admirable adversaries, Ford a resourceful but vulnerable hero and Jones a tough and relentless cop with a touch of compassion....

May 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

A hair-raising, adrenaline-charged chase movie.

March 3, 2006 Comment
FulvueDrive-in.com

A glossy, formula chase movie with the requisite number of extravagant action sequences (most notably a massive train crash).

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
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Audience Reviews for The Fugitive

Director Andrew Davis' The Fugitive is a solid action packed thriller about a reputed doctor who gets falsely accused of murdering his wife. He escapes from custody and being hunted down by the U.S Marshals office, tries to find proof to prove his innocence. Actor Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Kimble who is accused

November 6, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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The Fugitive is a great action film and it was awesome, I highly recommend it.

August 18, 2011
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Brad Wright

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    1. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: Okay get a cane pole, go catch the fish that ate him.
    – Submitted by robb m (2 months ago)
    1. Dr. Richard Kimble: I didn't kill my wife!
    2. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: I don't care!
    – Submitted by eamonn s (2 months ago)
    1. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: Newman, what are you doing?
    2. Newman: I'm thinking.
    3. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: Well, think me up a cup of coffee and a chocolate doughnut with some of those little sprinkles on top, while you're thinking.
    – Submitted by Nicholas B (6 months ago)
    1. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: So, he showed up not dead yet. Let that be a lesson to you boys and girls: don't ever argue with the big dog, big dog is always right.
    – Submitted by Kos G (6 months ago)
    1. Dr. Richard Kimble: [Holding Gerard at gunpoint] I didn't kill my wife!
    2. Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard: I don't care!
    – Submitted by Kos G (6 months ago)

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