Shoot to Kill (Deadly Pursuit) (1988)
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100% of critics liked it
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57% of users liked it
(5,886 ratings)
Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller Shoot to Kill. Poitier plays an FBI agent, on the trail of an elusive killer. Reluctantly teamed with tracker Tom Berenger, the citified Poitier braves the wilds of the Pacific Northwest in search of his quarry. For Berenger,… More Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller Shoot to Kill. Poitier plays an FBI agent, on the trail of an elusive killer. Reluctantly teamed with tracker Tom Berenger, the citified Poitier braves the wilds of the Pacific Northwest in search of his quarry. For Berenger, the pursuit is personal; the killer, whose identity is not immediately revealed, has joined a hunting party being guided through the country by the tracker's girlfriend Kirstie Alley. Though only bearing the slightest resemblance to Real Life (you'll love the scene between lifelong city-dweller Poitier and a huge grizzly bear), Shoot to Kill delivers the goods in the suspense department. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Written By
- Daniel Petrie
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 12, 1988 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
A gripping manhunt thriller that's also part buddy movie and part outdoor, man-against-the-elements adventure. Might have been taken for granted in 1988, but Shoot to Kill is a corker by today's standards.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
Awesome thriller!
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Bill Clark, FromTheBalcony
An underrated, well-directed action flick with a superb performance by Sidney Poitier.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Shoot to Kill is a rip-roaring movie from start to finish.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
You'll feel the sweat dripping off your back. Thrilling beyond belief.
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Cast
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Sidney Poitier
as Warren Stantin
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Tom Berenger
as Jonathan Knox
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Kirstie Alley
as Sarah
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Clancy Brown
as Steve
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Richard Masur
as Norman
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Andrew Robinson
as Harvey
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Kevin Scannell
as Ben
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Frederick Coffin
as Ralph
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Michael MacRae
as Fournier
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Robert Lesser
as Minelli
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Ken Camroux
as Denham
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Michelle Goodger
as Woman with Stroller
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Fred Henderson
as Agent Owenby
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Gary Hetherington
as Inspector
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Sam Hiona
as Inspector Hsu
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Les Lannom
as Sheriff Arnett
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Gloria Lee
as FBI Agent
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Allan Lysell
as Sergeant
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Blu Mankuma
as Undercover Priest
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Walter Marsh
as Sam Baker
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Kevin McNulty
as San Francisco Policeman
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Andrew Rhodes
as Purse Snatcher
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Janet Rotblatt
as Mrs. Berger
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Milton Selzer
as Mr. Berger
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Howard Storey
as Fisherman
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William Taylor
as Police Captain
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Jerry Wasserman
as FBI Agent
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Michael Chapman
as Lawyer
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Bill Croft
as Washington State Patrolman
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Frank C. Turner
as Crilly
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Claire Brown
as Mildred
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Darcelle Chan
as Nun
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Maryanna Danguy
as Couple
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Robyn Masumi Gildemeester
as Maid
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Freda Perry
as Computer Operator
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Ric Reid
as SWAT Sergeant
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Craig Saunders
as Couple
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Beatrice Boepple
as Nun
