Renegades

Renegades (1989)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 32% of users liked it
    (5,138 ratings)

Director Jack Sholder followed his surprise sleeper hit The Hidden (1987) with this action drama that re-teamed Young Guns (1988) co-stars Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips. Sutherland stars as Buster McHenry, a Philadelphia cop working undercover as a thief in the gang of wealthy, sadistic… More

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Jack Sholder
Written By
David Rich
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jun 2, 1989 Wide
On DVD
May 12, 1998
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    Drab and unconvincing, trying to manufacture car crashes and violent detours to keep in step with the action genre. Not a terrible film, but an oddly joyless one.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Yet another mismatched cop adventure.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    Half-baked, forgettable action flick

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips are cool buddy in this action thriller film.

  • Deb S


    I am a big fan Kiefer Sutherland so of course I jumped at the opportunity of watching this movie starring the youthful Kiefer as a Philadelphia detective who infiltrates a high-powered gang of criminals to expose the corrupt cop they've bought off. Things get complicated when a… More

  • Aurelius D


    Wow did Kiefer look like a 70's porn star with that mustache. My goodness. Typical buddy cop flick of two guys from different worlds coming together against a common enemy. Some rather funny moments and there is good chemistry between the two but it's doesn't do… More

  • Barry L


    Great buddy movie....

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