Eraser

Eraser (1996)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (45 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (114,987 ratings)

Top-notch action sequences and exciting stunt work highlight this fast-moving thriller. John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a top agent in the U.S. Marshalls' Witness Protection Program; it's his job to "erase" the pasts of Federal witnesses under his watch and deal with anyone… More

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R,
Directed By
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Written By
Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 21, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Nov 24, 1998
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    Welcome back, big guy.

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    The advanced weaponry and nifty scopes notwithstanding, most of the gunplay is pretty standard-issue, with most of the victims being anonymous targets present just to be picked off.

  • , Time Out

    It's a movie constructed around three or four self-consciously 'cool' episodes, and passably entertaining as such, but there's also an awful lot of uncool contrivance, coincidence and contempt for the audience.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    This is one of those movies where good guys don't miss, and bad guys can't shoot to save their lives.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    The bang-for-the-buck ratio is high enough to appease even the thinnest wallet.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Albert K


    Here's a cool scene: A crocodile is about to eat up Arnold as he scrambles away and pulls out a pistol and shoots it dead. The camera cuts to a close-up shot in his face as he says, "You're luggage." LOL There were some scenes that were entertaining to watch which… More

  • AJ V


    I really liked this movie when I first saw it, but now I barely remember it. I need to see it again.

  • Bethany M


    Not the best film but Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler are hilarious together. A must see!

  • Universal D


    Standard actioner that delivers just that. Leave your library card at home cause you're not gonna be doing too much thinking.

  • Martin S


    It's a okay movie. It's not like we haven't seen anything like it before. But they get the job done. Arnold....Action....that's pretty much what you expect and that's what you get.

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