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Outland

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Outland (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 13

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Sometime in the future, an upstanding federal marshal arrives at a space colony located on one of Jupiter's moons. Alarmed by the strange and violent behavior of the miners who work for the... Sometime in the future, an upstanding federal marshal arrives at a space colony located on one of Jupiter's moons. Alarmed by the strange and violent behavior of the miners who work for the colony's giant mining corporation, the marshal decides to investigate. When he discovers that the general manager of the corporation is supplying the workforce with a dangerous, mind-altering amphetamine, the lawman prepares to battle it out with the villainous manager in a "High Noon"-like showdown. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, Kika Markham

Starring: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, Kika Markham, James B. Sikking

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams
Producer: Stanley O'Toole

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While there are several mile-wide plot holes and one key under-developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old-fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

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03/26/09
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Connery and Boyle are fine, but the wholesale lifting of High Noon's plot certainly undermines interest.

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06/05/07
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The failure of director-writer Peter Hyams to put any weight whatever behind the moral issues (crude as they are) makes this merely violent nonsense.

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06/05/07
Dave Kehr
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Because both dialogue and direction are none too exciting, one's tired eyes wander endlessly over the space base sets.

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01/26/06
Time Out

Outland is essentially High Noon in outer space, and one of the most entertaining sci-fi flicks ever made.

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01/25/06
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

This harrowing sci-fi flick has mellowed with age over the years, but Sean Connery's performance is still good, and the first couple of acts are still quite engaging.

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08/14/05
Christopher Null
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10/11/04
Jules Brenner
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A movie of unexpected pleasures.

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02/06/04
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Outland works as a sturdy morality play set uin an unsual environment.

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01/31/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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08/08/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Hyams has directed a few sci-fi action thrillers including Capricorn One, Sudden Death, Timecop and 2010. This isn't his best.

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

...an enjoyable sci-fi action flick.

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