This time, they've brought their guns to the city.
While investigating police corruption in his department, undercover cop Buster McHenry is forced to participate in a heist, leading to innocent casualties and the theft of an ancient Lakota tribal spear. After McHenry ends up severely wounded, he is taken in by Native American Hank Storm, who is out to recover the spear and avenge the death of a loved one in the heist.
Renegades (1989) is a action, crime and thriller film directed by Jack Sholder, released on June 2, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jami Gertz and Robert Knepper. Viewers rate it 5.3 out of 10 across 103 ratings.
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Kiefer Sutherland
as Buster McHenry
Lou Diamond Phillips
as Hank Storm
Jami Gertz
as Barbara
Robert Knepper
as Marino
Bill Smitrovich
as Finch
Peter MacNeill
as Denny Ransom
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
as Red Crow
Joseph Griffin
as Matt
John Di Benedetto
as Corso
Kyra Harper
as Nema
Joseph Hieu
as Gang Leader
Dee McCafferty
as Cop Outside Bar
Directed by Jack Sholder, written by David Rich, produced by J. Rickley Dumm and David Madden.
Average viewer score of 5.3/10 from 103 ratings.
They trusted no one. Until they had to trust each other. It suffers from the pitfalls of many other 1980s action films, such as plot holes, silly twists and predictability of formula, but there is a very good action film here that's more than a time waster for the so inclined. Young Guns (1988) stars Sutherland and Phillips (by now firm real life friends) team up again, this time in Phioladelphia with Sutherland as…
Reviewed on September 26, 2014
***Crime thriller in Philadelphia featuring Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips*** On a case to nail a bad cop, an undercover cop in Philadelphia (Kiefer Sutherland) teams-up with an AmerIndian (Lou Diamond Phillips) to get back a sacred Lakota lance stolen during a diamond heist. “Renegades” (1989) is a crime drama/thriller that mostly takes place in the working class districts of the big city. There’s one…
Reviewed on March 24, 2019
"Renegades" is a routine film at every predictable twist of the unimaginative story. There is lots of wholesale destruction on offer to excite the easily excitable, but unfortunately there is very little else to engage the average viewer. The film also struggles to flesh out the running time and instead of developing a more in depth story with vividly drawn characters what we are left with is the spectacle of…
Reviewed on March 21, 2025
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The main cast of Renegades (1989) includes Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jami Gertz, Robert Knepper and Bill Smitrovich. The film was directed by Jack Sholder. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Renegades was released on June 2, 1989 and runs for 1h 45m.
Renegades (1989) holds an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from 103 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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