The January Man

The January Man (1989)

  • 21% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 30% of users liked it
    (3,503 ratings)

This offbeat police thriller with heavy doses of humor was written by John Patrick Shanley, the former playwright who wrote Cher's hit romantic comedy Moonstruck. Kevin Kline stars as Nick Starkey, a brilliant former New York City police detective who has been exiled to the fire department because… More

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Pat O'Connor
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 13, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Apr 16, 2002
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    good mystery

  • Bob Bloom, rec.arts.movies.reviews

    A strange suspense thriller that is uninvolving.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I re-watched this recently, and I just had to lower my rating for it, it's worse than I remembered it. The story is predictable, cliched, and none of the characters are very interesting, especially the main guy played by Kline, who can't act. The rest of the cast is good,… More

  • Randy T


    Wretched writing and poorly directed. I can give you six good reasons why this film should have been a hell of a lot better: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger and Alan Rickman.

  • Byron B


    Some barely coherent political cover up subplot kept me from getting hooked by this movie. Kline plays the funny central character who marches to the beat of his own drum. He isn't exactly welcomed when he returns to being a detective to catch a serial killer. Aiello plays the… More

  • Sunil J


    Another overdone serial killer movie.

  • Stefan P


    One of the most uneven films I've seen in recent years. The cast and acting is amazing, the story interesting and a few scenes are fantastic. Then, when you least expect it, comes the scene where everything is flawed and you wonder if it's the same movie, or the same… More

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