Nowhere to Run (2003)
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25% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(20,424 ratings)
An escaped convict fights for his rights while hiding out from the law in this action drama. Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a thief who, despite his criminal past, is an essentially decent man; he ended up behind bars after taking a murder rap for his partner. Sam escapes from prison in a… More An escaped convict fights for his rights while hiding out from the law in this action drama. Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a thief who, despite his criminal past, is an essentially decent man; he ended up behind bars after taking a murder rap for his partner. Sam escapes from prison in a daring jailbreak, and he hides out on a remote farm while on the run from police. A young boy named Mookie (Kieran Culkin) finds the fugitive and takes him in; it seems that the farm belongs to his mother Clydie (Roseanna Arquette), and soon Mookie and his sister Bree (Tiffany Taubman) have become friends with Sam, and Clydie and Sam fall in love. However, Franklin Hale (Joss Ackland), an unscrupulous land developer, wants to buy Clydie's farm and isn't taking no for an answer. When Hale's thug Dunston (Ted Levine) tries to use force to drive Clydie off her property, Sam is ready to fight fire with fire. Nowhere to Run was co-authored by noted screenwriter Joe Eszterhas; Richard Marquand received his story credit posthumously. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Harmon
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A relentlessly corny and shamelessly derivative vehicle.
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Nick Funnell, Time Out
When Van Damme is doing what he does best -- narcissistically displaying his body and thumping the bad guys -- the film works reasonably well.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Several members of the Astor Plaza audience yesterday afternoon could not contain their merriment when, in the middle of the film, Mr. Van Damme's character identified himself as a lawyer.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Except for a few short bursts here and there, and one extended scene during the climax, the film is mostly talk. And since Van Damme's range as a dramatic actor is marginal at best, this is a problem.
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Richard Harrington, Washington Post
While it boasts better supporting actors and technical credits than other Van Damme projects, the film nonetheless founders, a victim of its own lugubrious pace and misguided efforts at turning the bulging Belgian into a romantic lead.
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Cast
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Sam Gillen
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Rosanna Arquette
as Clydie
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Joss Ackland
as Franklin Hale
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Ted Levine
as Mr. Dunston
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Kieran Culkin
as Mookie
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Tiffany Taubman
as Bree
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Edward Blatchford
as Lonnie
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Anthony Starke
as Billy
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Robert Apisa
as Prisoner
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Tony Brubaker
as Prisoner
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Steve Chambers
as Pick-Up Truck Thug
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Tony Epper
as Fire Thug "Al"
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John Finn
as Cop in Chase
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Ron Howard George
as Prisoner
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John Kerry
as Big Thug "John"
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Gene Lebell
as Bulldozer Man
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Peter Malota
as Prisoner
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Sven Ole Thorsen
as Prisoner
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Kevin Page
as Hale's Associate
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Manny Perry
as Prisoner
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Jeff Ramsey
as Bulldozer Man
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Prisoner
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John Rubinow
as Clydie's Husband
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Ron Stein
as Prisoner
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Leonard Termo
as Bus Guard
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Jack Verbois
as Prisoner
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Luana Anders
as Town Meeting Chairwoman
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Jophery C. Brown
as Prisoner
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Jack Gill
as Bulldozer Man
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Jack Lucarelli
as Prisoner
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Frank Orsatti
as Prisoner
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Stanley White
as Cop in Diner
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Stephen Wesley Bridgewater
as Tom Lewis
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Albie Selznick
as Hale's Associate
- Jackie Burch
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Christy Botkin
as Sarah Lewis
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Chuck Zito
as Prisoner
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Allan Graf
as Bus Driver
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James Greene
as Country Store Clerk
