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7.5A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Cast
- Kevin Costner as Robert 'Butch' Haynes
- Clint Eastwood as Chief Red Garnett
- Laura Dern as Sally Gerber
- T.J. Lowther as Phillip 'Buzz' Perry
- Bradley Whitford as Bobby Lee
- Keith Szarabajka as Terry Pugh
Themes
- hostage
- texas
- prison escape
- escaped convict
- child kidnapping
- child driving car
- criminologist
- 1960s
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
91,318 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Written by
- John Lee Hancock , Clint Eastwood (uncredited)
- Produced by
- Mark Johnson David Valdes
- Starring
- Kevin Costner Clint Eastwood Laura Dern
- Cinematography
- Jack N. Green
- Edited by
- Joel Cox Ron Spang
- Music by
- Lennie Niehaus
- Production company
- Malpaso Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- November 24, 1993 ( 1993-11-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 138 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $135 million
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Encyclopedic overview
A Perfect World is a 1993 American crime thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Kevin Costner as an escaped convict who takes a young boy (T. J. Lowther) hostage and attempts to escape on the road with the child. Eastwood co-stars as a Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict.
Though the film was not a box-office success in North America and grossed only $31 million for its November 1993 release, it managed to gross $104 million overseas for a total of $135 million worldwide. The film received critical acclaim for acting (particularly from Kevin Costner), directing, editing, themes, cinematography, and musical score. It is also considered one of Eastwood's best films by some critics and fans.
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