One False Move
1991 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.6 · 91% critics
After a brutal crime spree, three fugitives flee Los Angeles and head toward a quiet Arkansas town to hide out. As two big-city detectives close in, the local sheriff is pulled into the hunt and underestimated at every turn, while tension rises and the danger creeps closer to home.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (221 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, character-focused crime thriller with a rural-small-town vs big-city clash and a steady sense of dread, like Witness or In Cold Blood; Not for you if you avoid realistic violence or slow-burn pacing.
Pros: slow-burn suspense; strong performances; character-driven crime story | Cons: very violent moments; harsh language; some thin side cops
Themes
- small town
- psychopath
- texas
- cocaine
- arkansas
- shootout
- los angeles, california
- criminal
- small town sheriff
- multiple murder
- neo-noir
- violence
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Bill Paxton
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
Cynda Williams
as Fantasia / Lila
Billy Bob Thornton
as Ray Malcolm
Michael Beach
as Pluto
Jim Metzler
as Dud Cole
Earl Billings
as McFeely
Natalie Canerday
as Cheryl Ann
- RG
Robert Ginnaven
as Charlie
- RB
Robert Anthony Bell
as Byron
- KH
Kevin Hunter
as Ronnie
Directed by Carl Franklin