Midnight Run

1988 "This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Midnight Run

7.5 | 2h6m | R | en | Action

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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7.5 | 2h6m | R | en | Action , Comedy , Crime | More Info

Released: July. 20,1988 | Released Producted By: Universal Pictures , City Light Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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Cast

Robert De Niro , Charles Grodin , Yaphet Kotto

Director

Kimberly Clancy

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Universal Pictures , City Light Films

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Reviews

andrewdrumm911 Much more of a comedy than I was anticipating, this is a very easy enjoyable watch which is cemented by fantastic chemistry between the two leads. I was expecting a lot of action and drama but almost the entire movie they don't build any suspense and even through what could of been the most tense scenes of the movie, the music always keeps it at a comedic and less serious tone. While I had my doubts about this working early on, this did actually work by the end as it differentiated itself from similar movies and I found the two hour run time flew by. De Niro and Grodin had great chemistry from the first scene on and the backstabbing and banter throughout was very well done. I think the most unusual part of the movie was the music choices by having almost every song or piece of music be very upbeat rather than suspenseful. This differentiated this and created a unique experience that made it an easy watch. There were some nitpicks, such as Alonzo Mosely almost never enunciating his words which made it hard to hear, and the fact that I don't think I've ever seen so many one punch knockouts, but the chemistry and tone of the movie creates an enjoyable experience where you don't take it all too seriously. It certainly wouldn't win any awards for great movies but it is an enjoyable classic where if you are looking for a way to kill a couple of hours with an enjoyable comedic movie then this is a great choice.

shojijason This movie was the one of the most enjoyable movie's I've ever seen. The characters really matched the scene and made me want to see more. At the beginning i couldn't imagine how the film will move on and I thought Jack's purpose was only money. When Jack meets his daughter and his ex-wife, I think it was his turning point to pick friendship and justice. The point I like about this movie is the exchanges between Jack and Mardukas. At first, Jack was very strong against him but Mardukas starts tricking him and starts showing that he is not just a geek. It is also funny that the FBI aren't smart enough to take away Mardukas. I think this film has a couple of emotional moments plus action moments and mostly laughter completes this movie. Personally, the ending was easy to imagine so if it was a more unexpected ending I think it would have been a better film.

Indiana-Harrison This movie is about choices you make in lives. When you want something, do you take it even if it's against your morality? That's the question Jack faces without knowing it. He thinks he wants money and it's the only thing which gets him out of a miserable situation. However what he really needs is not money. He was a cop once and in the bottom of heart, he still wants to be a good man like he once was. But he pretends to be a realist and cynic. It's kind of sad. Through the communication with Mardukas, he reconsiders his life. He gradually understands he can't take back what he lost in the past and has to move forward. The conversation between them at the end is touching. Finally Jack can drop his past and be good again. The watch which is the symbol of his persistence to the past is given to Duke and it becomes the symbol of their friendship.

hmtr011 This movie has action and laughter. The occupation of Jack, a bounty hunter, isn't familiar with Japanese so I was very interested in his job. His duty is that he brings Madukas, who is important accountant of mafia, back to Los Angles. He tries to bring Madukas back to Los Angles but during the way back there, he gets into some trouble. There are a lot of characters in this move. So I was confused by the story a little but the development of the story is very exciting. Also, my favorite scene is the last scene. At the start of the movie, Jack and Madukas are like cat and dog. I laughed at his relations. However, as the story goes on, they get along well. Finally I was touched by friendship born between them. I fixed my eyes on development of this movie the whole time. This movie made me happy.