Shoot to Kill (1988)

Directed by

Roger Spottiswoode

Genre

action film, adventure film, crime film, thriller film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 274 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An FBI agent chases a killer who kidnaps a fishing guide. The agent partners with a wilderness expert to track him through remote forests.

tensesuspensefulgrittyfast-pacedadventurouscat-and-mouseoutdoorsybuddy-dynamic

What happens

Shoot to Kill (known outside North America as Deadly Pursuit) is a 1988 American buddy cop action thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Sidney Poitier (in his first role in eleven years), Tom Berenger, Clancy Brown, Andrew Robinson, and Kirstie Alley. The film follows an FBI agent pursuing a homicidal extortionist; when the extortionist kidnaps a fishing guide in the Pacific Northwest, the agent teams up with her partner, a local wilderness guide, to rescue her. The film was released to positive reviews from critics, who praised the film's direction, performances, and quality despite its formulaic plot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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