Rising Sun

Rising Sun (1993)

  • 35% of critics liked it
    (37 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (35,364 ratings)

When Michael Crichton wrote his best-selling thriller Rising Sun, he wrote the character of hero John Connor with Sean Connery in mind. For Philip Kaufman's film version of the novel, Sean Connery, needless to say, fits seamlessly into the role of a legendary police detective who is an expert in… More

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Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 30, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Jun 20, 2000
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

    It would be nice to see Connery doing something intrinsically interesting instead of trying to make something inherently dull entertaining. And it would be good to see Snipes cut loose more than he is able to here.

  • David Ansen, Newsweek

    As the plot grows more intricate, strangely the tension dissipates, until finally the movie just seems to run out of breath.

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    When working in genre territory before, the idiosyncratic Kaufman has shown a marked tendency to debunk or subvert conventions. Playing it straight here, he brings little to the table.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    I found it pretty entertaining, as well as provocative in some of its comments about contemporary life.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    Kaufman's PC adaptation falls awkwardly between the conventions of the Hollywood conspiracy thriller and something intended as more artily significant.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Red L


    Entertaining. A whodunit that keeps you on your toes by sending the viewer down wrong paths as you try to determine who the killer is. Sean Connery usually does a great job acting, and this movie is no exception.

  • Tim S


    A decent mystery film, but not perfect by any means.

  • Anthony L


    A pretty good thriller that?s satisfyingly unpredictable. One of the better, East meets West dramas of the time.

  • Film C


    i love sean connery and thought this movie ws quite good to be honest! Its a good action thriller with a few good twists and turns and its even funy as well in places! its worth a watch but can get a little confusing!

  • danny d


    its been some time since ive seen this film but i remember strangly liking the chemistry between snipes and connery. i wish snipes was still alive, he was good.

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