D.O.A.
1988 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.3 · 63% critics
An English professor becomes tangled in a string of murders that orbit his life, and he realizes he has limited time to find who is responsible. With help from a student, he retraces events and pushes through suspicion to uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Based on D.O.A.
Also known as D. O. A. · Dead on Arrival
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-03-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (221 votes)
About
If you enjoy neo-noir mysteries with mounting urgency, like Presumed Innocent or Suspect, this is a fun, stylish fit, but Not for you if you want a mystery with clean, straightforward suspects.
Pros: stylish neo-noir look; gripping time pressure; strong lead performances | Cons: red herring overload; motive too much; shaky execution
Themes
- race against time
- toxication
- literature professor
- culprit
- relationship
- divorce
- glue
- woman director
- stealing manuscript
Cast & crew
Dennis Quaid
as Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
as Sydney Fuller
Charlotte Rampling
as Mrs. Fitzwaring
Daniel Stern
as Hal Petersham
Jane Kaczmarek
as Gail Cornell
Christopher Neame
as Bernard
Robin Johnson
as Cookie Fitzwaring
Robert Knepper
as Nicholas Lang
Jay Patterson
as Graham Corey
Brion James
as Detective Ulmer
Directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton