Switchback

Switchback (1997)

  • 32% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (7,205 ratings)

Scripter Jeb Stuart (Die Hard) made his directorial debut with this thriller about an FBI agent in pursuit of a serial killer. Politically ambitious Amarillo police chief Jack McGinnis (William Fichtner) uses a local murder to gain votes in his campaign, a setback for Sheriff Buck Olmstead (R. Lee… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Jeb Stuart
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Oct 31, 1997 Wide
Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    Quaid is a one-note sadsack here and no natural action hero.

  • Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

    A superb, underrated drama

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    High-class thriller, with a superb turn by Quaid

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    A well-done suspense-thriller...Has modest aspirations, but meets them admirably.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    The striking American West setting enlivens this efficient, rote thriller.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Wahida K


    The hunter became the hunted.

  • Mike N


    [img]http://www.tendreams.org/olbinski/Manon%20Lescaut%20a.jpg[/img] There are many things said in the world that really ought to have been said by somebody else. Meaning is twisted when I discover from whose mouth a particular phrase was hatched, for better or worse. Some words… More

  • Jeffrey M


    Unfairly maligned and under appreciated, Swtichback is a very good suspense thriller, and an especially fine entry into the serial killer genre. The film is bolstered by a strong ensemble cast, headlined by Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, and the underrated R. Lee Ermy. The film itself is… More

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