Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
DVD Release Date: December 15, 1998
Stats: 1,519 reviews
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September 25, 2009
A good Jack Ryan film but it?s become a little dated due to the typical early 90?s style that so many action/thriller of the time couldn?t seem to break away from.
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February 3, 2009
Great acting, but a bit slow-moving film about Jack Ryan, a former CIA agent who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and interferes in an IRA hit in the U.K. The brother of the man he kills during the shootout (the always-excellent Sean Bean) escapes from cust...( read more)
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January 13, 2009
so so so inferior to the newer one with ben affleck as jack ryan instead. even the action sequences were a sleep fest. i'd have rather been watching citizen kane last night and i fucking despise that film with a passion. er, good points... sean bean is alright as the bad irish dude
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October 3, 2008
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson: So, you just waded on in like John Wayne. Why'd you do it? What were you thinking, man?
Jack Ryan: I don't know. I wasn't thinking.
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson: That's it? You sound like some of my students.
Jack Ryan: It just pissed me off. I couldn't just s...( read more) -
November 20, 2009
A great political thriller, with a priceless performance by Harrison Ford. The story is highly entertaining and enjoyable, it doesn't get too politically one sided. It has a nicely crafted suspense element that keeps you hooked.
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November 12, 2009
Ford's Ryan is one of the best, and Sean Bean is so good at being bad. This is a great adaptation of another of Clancy's classic novels, and Australia's Phillip Noyce has done a commendable job.
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October 20, 2009
Phillip Noyce's international thriller is not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed, but as a sometimes dumb, sometimes smart, well-made action film it will suffice. Harrison Ford plays Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst attending a conference in London with his family. His wife Caroline (...( read more)
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