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No Way Out (1987)

Directed by Roger Donaldson · 114 min · Thriller, Drama

45.2 TOPICAL score · #2,270 of 6,776 films

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Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

No Way Out (1987, directed by Roger Donaldson) has a TOPICAL score of 45.2 - ranked 2,270 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (861 ratings) · IMDb 7.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.

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Critics68
Audience64
Awards0
Historical impact44
Lasting engagement56
Cast81
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Kevin Costner (actor #160), Gene Hackman (actor #44), Sean Young, Will Patton (actor #1,390)

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