Midnight Run

Midnight Run (1988)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (21,822 ratings)

Director Martin Brest, of Going in Style and Beverly Hills Cop fame, was in charge of Midnight Run. Robert De Niro stars as Jack Walsh, a hard-bitten bounty hunter offered $100,000 to bring in embezzler Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin). Handcuffed to the wimpy Mardukas, Walsh assumes that the… More

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R, 2 hr. 7 min.
Directed By
Martin Brest
Written By
George Gallo
Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 11, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Jun 24, 1998
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    De Niro e Grodin, com seus estilos radicalmente diferentes de interpretação, funcionam surpreendentemente bem juntos, elevando a história formulaica e transformando-a em algo interessante e divertido.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The entire cast is superb, each with a good ear for comedy.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Good chemistry, action, and story make this a plus.

  • Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

    While other films may have won awards that year, Midnight Run is really the best film of 1988.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    One of the best action-comedies ever made!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jens S


    This typical 80s buddy comedy may feel dated 23 years later but is still a lot of fun, mostly thanks to the great chemistry between grumpy DeNiro and whiny Grodin. The cast includes a lot more great names than that and everyone obviously had fun shooting this. While starting out… More

  • Liam G


    The chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin is comedic gold. Not only is this a hilarious and fun action comedy, but has incredibly likeable characters and never loses your attention.

  • Melvin W


    Little Kid: You don't look like a criminal. Mardukas: I'm a white-collar criminal. Midnight Run is a very funny and fun comedy from Martin Brest. Robert De Niro is great as ex-cop, bount hunter Jack Walsh; who is on a mission to return Jonathon Mardukas(Charles Grodin)… More

  • Lucas M


    Moving! Extremely entertaining, Grodin and De Niro make a idiosyncratic couple, that make the audience loved! Gallo made a extraordinary screenplay and Brest direct the movie very well.

  • Tim S


    Fantastic little action comedy. Love this one.

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