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D.O.A. (1988)

D.O.A. poster
Directed by
Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Genre
drama film, film noir, mystery film, neo-noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 223 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man learns he has been poisoned and has only a few days to live. He races to find out who killed him and why.

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What happens

D.O.A. is a 1988 American neo-noir film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. A remake of the 1950 film of the same name, it stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling, and was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas. It was theatrically released in the United States on March 18, 1988, to mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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