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The Getaway

The Getaway (1994)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 27% of users liked it
    (8,569 ratings)

The Getaway, a remake of Sam Peckinpah's excellent escape thriller of the same name, adapted from a story by Jim Thompson, is the story of ill-fated romance on the run. Doc McCoy (Alec Baldwin) is released from a Mexican prison with the help of gangster Jack Benyon (James Woods) who wants… More

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Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 11, 1994 Wide
On DVD
May 26, 1998

Critic Reviews

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    A scene for scene remake that's still great fun. Odds are you won't be moved or enlightened, but you'll never be bored.

  • Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    Only fair remake of the classic.

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    so-so but serviceable remake of the Steve Mcqueen classic, with a fairly exciting shoot-em-up at the end.

  • John Oliver, Katrillion.com

    A pale imitation of the 1970s classic!

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Trashy "guilty pleasure" remake.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    Cool criminals cavort capriciously in this casual entertainment effort that's concerned about how cool everything looks and not about the complexity. Still fun.

  • Dean !


    A good action packed film with an array of well known actors. It has some great shootouts, stunts and steamy scenes with Kim Basinger! For some reason you can't get this on DVD region 2 so managed to catch it on TV. A good blast from the past enjoyable old school action film.

  • Lanning :


    a) Because Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw didn't get it right? <p> b) Because MacGraw wasn't blonde enough? <p> c) Because David Morse is a great actor who deserves to be in every movie possible? <p> d) Because Richard Farnsworth and Slim Pickens both played… More

  • Sarah G


    The orginal is so much better

  • Daniel P


    Incredibly trashy but still enjoyable (if pointless) remake of Sam Peckinpah's original. Basinger is awful, Baldwin is serviceable, Woods chews the scenery.

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