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Unlawful Entry Details

1992 Certificate 18
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A husband and wife befriend a cop who responds to their call after their house is robbed. The policeman becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting the wife, to the point of believing that her husband is simply incapable of the job. As his obsession grows, man and wife find themselves in increasing danger, and none of the .. Read more

Starring Madeline Stowe, Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Ken Lerner
Director Jonathan Kaplan
Genres Thriller

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Unlawful Entry

A husband and wife befriend a cop who responds to their call after their house is robbed. The policeman becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting the wife, to the point of believing that her husband is simply incapable of the job. As his obsession grows, man and wife find themselves in increasing danger, and none of the authorities will believe them.

Starring Madeline Stowe, Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Ken Lerner, Andy Romano, Roger E. Mosley
Director Jonathan Kaplan
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 47 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections 100 Top Thrillers
Genres Thriller
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 25 Aug 2003
Production year: 1992
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (5) of Unlawful Entry

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    After the evil nanny (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle), creepy flatmate (Single White Female) and the tenant from hell (Pacific Heights) comes the psychotic cop, so unbalanced that you see him unravelling before your eyes. He's portrayed here with credibility by Ray Liotta, who never reduces his character to caricature. As he targets innocent couple Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe his insecurities become unnervingly mixed in with his charm. Sadly, there are yawning gaps in the plot and the climax is so overcooked you can't help but laugh.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Moderate thriller of a now very familiar kind that deals with a flatmate, tenant, nanny, and, in this instance, a cop from hell.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Great Thriller!

    This is a great thriller which owes much credit to stars Ray Liotta and Kurt Russell.

    Husband and wife get disturbed by a burglar and later find support from an over-helpful police officer, but what are his real motives?

      • Garrie Lines from Devon, England
      • Posted 24 Mar 2004 12:15

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Worth watching

    Everyone who likes thrillers such as 'Pacific Heights' is sure to enjoy this movie.

    The excellent Ray Liotta steals the acting honours as the pyscho cop who preys on a middle class couple after he is sent to investigate a break-in at their property.

    Kurt Russell is good as the innocent victim, and although this thriller doesn't quite match up to one of Russell's previous thrillers ('Breakdown'- 1997) it's still a movie worth watching.

      • A customer from Edinburgh, Scotland
      • Posted 06 Aug 2004 19:31

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