This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Midnight Run (1988) is a comedy, crime and thriller film directed by Martin Brest, released on July 20, 1988 with a runtime of 2h 6m. It stars Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto and John Ashton. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 1,332 ratings.
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Robert De Niro
as John Wesley “Jack” Walsh
Charles Grodin
as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
Yaphet Kotto
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
John Ashton
as Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
Dennis Farina
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Joe Pantoliano
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Richard Foronjy
as Tony Darvo, Serrano's henchman
Robert Miranda
as Joey, Serrano's henchman
Jack Kehoe
as Jerry Geisler, Tony's secretary
Wendy Phillips
as Gail, Jack's ex-wife
Philip Baker Hall
as Sidney, Chicago mobster
Tom Irwin
as F.B.I. Agent Perry
Directed by Martin Brest, written by George Gallo, produced by Martin Brest.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 1,332 ratings.
Midnight Run 1988, the benchmark for the buddy buddy road movie. The unsung DeNiro classic. The missing 80s masterpiece as regards everything coming together, and simply the best buddy buddy movie that, to me at least, has ever hit the screen. De Niro & Grodin, there is no other duo in the genre that bounces off each other with the 100% joyful results we get here. They define the term dynamic duo. Director Martin…
Reviewed on January 20, 2019
"Midnight Run" has a generous measure of wonderfully executed action sequences and comedy that is genuinely funny, although there is an extremely high reliance upon swearing and this will undoubtedly offend and alienate the more sensitive souls sitting out there in the audience. This is also a hugely entertaining film which contains a number of memorable Robert De Niro moments - he is fascinating to watch during…
Reviewed on January 25, 2024
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Midnight Run (1988) is available to stream on YouTube TV and TCM, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Midnight Run (1988) includes Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton and Dennis Farina. The film was directed by Martin Brest. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Midnight Run was released on July 20, 1988 and runs for 2h 6m.
Midnight Run (1988) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 1,332 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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