Fresh
In going beyond chase-yarn duty, Eastwood and Costner do themselves proud.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A Perfect World
A convict. A cop. A hostage that will make one of them a hero.
1993 · 2h 18m · PG-13
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
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A Perfect World
Overview
A 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.
Director and cast
- Clint Eastwood Director
- 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
- Leo Burmester as Tom Adler
- Paul Hewitt as Dick Suttle
- Ray McKinnon as Bradley
- Jennifer Griffin as Gladys Perry
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A Perfect World is evidence that Hollywood is still capable of producing the kinds of moving, intelligent movies that have increasingly become the province of independent film makers.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
This is a movie that surprises you.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Within its narrow, unambitious, commercial boundaries, the movie is highly watchable.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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