A Perfect World
1993 · Movie · PG-13 · 138 min · ★ 7.5 · 74% critics
After a prison escape, a young boy is taken on the road by a desperate fugitive, and an uneasy bond forms as they stay one step ahead of the law. With a determined marshal and his team closing in, the journey becomes a tense test of trust, morality, and what it means to do the right thing.
Also known as Perfect World
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-11-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,858 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a thoughtful, character-driven chase that mixes warmth with tension, in the vein of The Client; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing, morally messy leads, or kidnapping-centered stories.
Pros: emotional road-trip drama; strong performances; tense cat-and-mouse | Cons: slow, overlong pacing; uneven moral framing; some implausible moments
Themes
- hostage
- texas
- prison escape
- escaped convict
- child kidnapping
- child driving car
- criminologist
- 1960s
Cast & crew
Kevin Costner
as Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Clint Eastwood
as Chief Red Garnett
Laura Dern
as Sally Gerber
T.J. Lowther
as Phillip 'Buzz' Perry
Bradley Whitford
as Bobby Lee
Keith Szarabajka
as Terry Pugh
Leo Burmester
as Tom Adler
Paul Hewitt
as Dick Suttle
Ray McKinnon
as Bradley
Jennifer Griffin
as Gladys Perry
Directed by Clint Eastwood