The Mean Season

The Mean Season (1985)

  • 57% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

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    (1,534 ratings)

Canadian actor/director Philip Borsos made a couple of interesting films before an untimely death in his early forties, including The Grey Fox (1982) and this crime thriller starring Kurt Russell as police beat reporter Malcolm Anderson. Happily abandoning the Miami Daily for which he's labored for… More

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Phillip Borsos
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Feb 15, 1985 Wide
On DVD
May 22, 2001
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A gripping thriller that also challenges us to contemplate the ethical responsibilities of journalists.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Unsatisfying mix of "Red Dragon" and "Absence of Malice"

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