Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

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8,635 ratings

R, 103 min.

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy

Release Date: October 4, 1991

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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  • January 6, 2009
    A giant load of cliche crap.

    Although Lithgow strapping on phone books with duct tape to engage in some sort of prison version of a duel was pretty inspired.

    Oh Russel Mulcahy what happened to you post Highlander & Razorback?
  • December 17, 2008
    Another guilty pleasure. I totally loose it every time I see John Lithgow strapping phone books on himself to engage in a gladitorial brawl in prison.
  • July 9, 2008
    A bit of an underrated action classic, this slightly ridiculous action thriller has all the hallmarks of a big dumb 80's action flick, even though it was made in 1991. The odd silly moment can be forgiven for the tense interplay between Denzel and Lithgow (both looking amazingly ...( read more)young!). John Lithgow obviously has a ball as the psychotic looney tune. Just ignore the manhole sized plot holes and you might enjoy it. It's about as deep as my morning coffee, but it's also equally as satisfying.
  • April 24, 2006
    Once I started using Flixster I tried to remember the name of this movie. "What was the name again? It had the most senseless frame-up job in history. It had that horrible climax. It had some of the worst lines of dialogue these ears have heard." Finally, I remember the name...( read more), and it is Ricochet.
  • August 9, 2009
    I only watched it because Ice-T was kinda hot in his hey day
  • November 14, 2009
    Last Viewed: 13/11/2009
  • August 8, 2009
    seen it but it was so long ago i barely remember how i liked it.
  • June 12, 2009
    An entertaining movie, but I wouldn't watch again. The plot was so cliched and totally done before. Loved Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T and Kevin Pollak though, they were very good and did their best with the plot. Some scenes were totally unbelievable, and I was goin...( read more)g 'wtf' at the screen.
  • January 12, 2009
    Pretty silly and lurid but highly enjoyable action thriller from the Joel Silver factory, directed with maximum visual flair by Aussie Russell Mulcahy. It's a blast watching Denzel and Lithgow face off, as well as BIONIC WOMAN Lindsay Wagner in a key role, and there are some wond...( read more)erful action scenes and some genuine chills, too. Now if only they could've done away with Lithgow's intensely annoying sidekick 90 minutes earlier...
  • October 8, 2008
    Way to go Denzel, Ice-T, thuggin and buggin' at it's best

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