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Maverick Details

1994 Certificate 15 Certificate 15
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An updating of the classic Western TV series "Maverick," this comic oater finds our fast-talking, hard-gambling hero surviving many adventures while trying to come up with enough money to play in a high-stakes poker game. Penned by William Goldman with music by Randy Newman. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design. Read more

Starring Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, James Garner, Alfred Molina
Director Richard Donner
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy

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Maverick

An updating of the classic Western TV series "Maverick," this comic oater finds our fast-talking, hard-gambling hero surviving many adventures while trying to come up with enough money to play in a high-stakes poker game. Penned by William Goldman with music by Randy Newman. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.

Starring Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, James Garner, Alfred Molina, Graham Greene, James Coburn, Corey Feldman, Dan Hedaya, Geoffrey Lewis, William Marshall, Doug McClure, Denver Pyle, Bert Remsen, Dub Taylor, Paul Brinegar, Max Perlich, Clint Black
Director Richard Donner
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 1 min
LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 1 min
Certificate Certificate 15 DVD
Certificate 15 LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections 100 Big Adventures
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy
Language DVD: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish
Released Production year: 1994

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LOVEFiLM Instant: 27 Nov 2010

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DVD: 14 Mar 2005
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  • Critic's review of Maverick

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Based on the TV series that starred James Garner, this is a relaxed and rambling romp, a jokey tale of double-cross in a Western setting which would have been far better with its last half-hour excised.

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      excellent

      this is a very funny film, with twists and turns throughout.

      there are outstanding performances from jodie foster, mel gibson and james garner.read more »

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    • Rated - 3.5 stars  

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      Good movie

      Haven't seen this movie since I was little so when I saw it online i thought I would watch it again and remembered that it was a good film. If you haven'... read more »

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Harmless enough

      Comic western that amuses (a little). Not sure it is quite as good or as bad as other reviewers indicate. Neat twist at the end. Fine if nothing better to watch... read more »

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      An updating of the classic Western TV series "Maverick," this comic oater finds our fast-talking, hard-gambling hero surviving many adventures while trying to come up with enough money to play in a high-stakes poker game. Penned by William Goldman with music by Randy Newman. Academy Award ...