Midnight Run

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Midnight Run
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R,2hrs 5min
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1988
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Universal Studios
Synopsis: Director Martin Brest, of Going in Style and Beverly Hills Cop fame, was in charge of Midnight Run. Robert De Niro stars as Jack Walsh, a hard-bitten bounty hunter offered $100,000 to bring in embezzler Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin). Handcuffed to the wimpy Mardukas, Walsh assumes that the extradition trip from New York to Los Angeles will be an uneventful one. But the prisoner hasn't told Walsh the whole story: the embezzler owes $15 million to a mobster (Dennis Farina), and he's been targeted ... Full Synopsis
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A performance like De Niro's, in a well-made entertainment like Midnight Run, is cheap at any price. And capable of restoring the audience's faith in the form. [25 July 1988] Full Review
Metascore
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78
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Jack Walsh
Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas, Jonathan Mardukas
Alonzo Mosely
Marvin Dorfler
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