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Midnight Run Reviews

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Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave the money to charity, and jumped .. Read more

Starring	Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, John Ashton, Dennis Farina
Director	Martin Brest
Genres	Comedy

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- That old formula, handcuffed captor and captive who become buddies on the run, gets an injection of new life from the... read more on Time Out
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  Please don't bury the phone in my head
  
  Normally I would spend around ten minutes writing this review, pontificating on the splendid plot, striking cinematography and fantastic supporting cast. This ... read more »
  
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  - Kenneth Day
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  - 24 Mar 2005 at 19:00
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  Great 80s Action/Comedy
  
  Ex-Cop Bounty Hunter, goes after Accountant who “did” Mob Boss, has to get him back to LA before midnight, FBI and Mob also after accountant, havoc.<... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 09:04
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  So much fun
  
  I enjoyed this film so much more than I expected. De Niro is the best I think I've ever seen him in this and the two main characters bounce off each other ... read more »
  
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  - Becky41292
  - 8 reviews
  - 08 Nov 2011 at 21:28
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  chase masterpiece
  
  Never mind James Bond and shoot em up movies-this is a classic with humor, humanity, real people and situtations and apart from the excessive swearing is a ... read more »
  
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- - Gazmagic
  - 11 reviews
  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 11 Jul 2011 at 08:50
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  Rent it
  
  A classic quick paced road comedy they dont make them like this anymore. Easy to watch and a lot of laughs this is one to rent.
  
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- - a customer
  - 09 Apr 2011 at 12:58
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  midnight run
  
  One of my favourites of the 80s this is a classic road movie with fantastic chemistry between de niro as the bounty hunter trying to take grodin the crooked ... read more »
  
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  - edinburgh
  - 14 Feb 2011 at 14:50
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  Fun Run
  
  Yes a fun film with many laughs from the leads who stay just that side of the ham counter. Worth a rent for a night of easy viewing.
  
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- - Pearson
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  - Malvern Wells
  - 23 Sep 2010 at 14:51
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  Midnight Run
  
  Jack Walsh is, a ex police officer who is currently a bounty hunter, working for Eddie Moscone who is a bail bonds man. Eddie offers Jack a job to bring back ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 09:05
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  Excellent
  
  One of my favorite films ever, even though I'm not a de-niro fan. I especially enjoyed the 'Marvin' character who kept throwing a spanner in through... read more »
  
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- - marags
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  - Stonehaven
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 15:12
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  Excellent and underated film
  
  The two stars look like they had a great time playing a bail buster and white collar criminal in this criminally underated film.
  
  Some wonderful ... read more »
  
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  - Leatherhead
  - 18 Sep 2009 at 17:52
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  brilliant!
  
  just watch it! one of the best films ever.
  
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- - onion
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  Please don't bury the phone in my head
  
  Normally I would spend around ten minutes writing this review, pontificating on the splendid plot, striking cinematography and fantastic supporting cast. This ... read more »
  
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  - Kenneth Day
  - Dundee
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 19:00
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  A comfort blanket...
  
  One of my favourite films of all time. A comfort blanket of a movie.
  
  The two central characters play off each other brilliantly, and at times the ... read more »
  
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- - Tony34
  - London
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 20:18
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  80s Classic
  
  This is quite possibly my favourite comedy. It is an action-comedy but De Niro and Grodin (in one of his better performances) make the blase 80s storyline into ... read more »
  
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- - vvill
  - Greater London
  - 11 Feb 2005 at 17:12
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  This is one of the ...
  
  This is one of the best movies i've ever seen. It has superb acting, superb plot and i was kept gripped for the whole of the 2 hours it was on. Well worth ... read more »
  
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- - Roo#5
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  - 20 May 2004 at 19:59
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  MIDNIGHT RUN features ...
  
  MIDNIGHT RUN features great comic timing and fast-pasted banter between Grodin and De Niro as they lead the chase
  
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- - gilbert#3
  - SHEFFIELD
  - 14 Oct 2004 at 23:06
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  Comdey genius
  
  De Niro and Grodin - superstars. The action in this film is excellent, but it still comes second to the comedic genius of both lead actors fully supported by ... read more »
  
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- - dan6705
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  - 28 Dec 2003 at 14:10
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  Very funny!
  
  a classic comedy - must see if you haven't seen it before.
  
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  - 10 Jun 2005 at 19:12
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  Made us laugh out loud
  
  Unusually for a comedy, this made us laugh out loud a few times instead of just raising a smile. Yet the comedy is quite subtle in itself. A good 'night in ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Mar 2006 at 11:25
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  Brilliant
  
  I had never seen this movie before and it got recommended to me by a colleague and Its the best film I've seen for ages.
  
  'Robert De Niro'... read more »
  
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- - nachonovo
  - Lanarkshire
  - 14 Jul 2005 at 12:05
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  Comedy
  
  Absolute proof that De Niro could do comedy as well as he did everything else.
  
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- - Neogrey
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  - Brentwood
  - 27 Jan 2007 at 00:36

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- Midnight Run
  
  Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave ...