Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Movie · PG-13 · 141 min · ★ 6.6 · 77% critics
When an intelligence officer is forced into a top job at the CIA, a murder investigation leads to hidden ties between a powerful businessman and drug traffickers. As secret operations in Colombia spiral out of control, he has to uncover the truth while facing corruption and cover-ups closer to home.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-08-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,681 votes)
- Box office
- $215,887,717
- Budget
- $62,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy serious spy thrillers with corruption, backroom deals, and a steady build toward action; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving story, though fans of The Sum of All Fears or Thirteen Days may also enjoy it.
Pros: tense political intrigue; strong lead performance; engaging action scenes | Cons: runs too long; slow to start; uneven pacing
Themes
- sniper
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- helicopter
- assassination
- usa president
- based on novel or book
- ambush
- espionage
- politics
- drug trafficking
- mercenary
- coast guard
- +18 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
Harrison Ford
as Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe
as John Clark
Joaquim de Almeida
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
Henry Czerny
as CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter
Harris Yulin
as National Security Advisor James Cutter
Donald Moffat
as President Bennett
Miguel Sandoval
as Ernesto Escobedo
Raymond Cruz
as Domingo Chavez
Anne Archer
as Dr. Cathy Ryan
Thora Birch
as Sally Ryan
Directed by Phillip Noyce