In the Line of Fire

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In the Line of Fire
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R,2hrs 7min
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January 1, 1993
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood delivers one of his finest performances, as a secret service agent haunted by his past in Wolfgang Petersen's taut thriller In the Line of Fire. Eastwood plays Frank Horrigan, a secret service agent who keeps thinking back to November 22, 1963, when, as an agent hand-picked by President Kennedy, he became one of the few agents to have lost a president to an assassin. Decades later, psychotic Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) is stalking another president (Jim Curley) running for re-election. ... Full Synopsis
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It's movie making of the high, smooth, commercial order that Hollywood prides itself on but achieves with singular infrequency. Full Review
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74
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Frank Horrigan
Mitch Leary
Lilly Raines
Al D'Andrea
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