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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
1,034 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- Walter HillScreenplay
- Ry CooderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruce WillisJohn Smith
- Bruce DernSheriff Ed Galt
- William SandersonJoe Monday
- Christopher WalkenHickey
- David Patrick KellyDoyle
- Karina LombardFelina
- Ned EisenbergFredo Strozzi
- Michael ImperioliGiorgio Carmonte
- R. D. CallJack McCool
- Alexandra PowersLucy Kolinski
- Ken JenkinsCaptain Tom Pickett
- Ted MarklandDeputy Bob
