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Pursuit

R

Released Feb 18, 2022

1 hr. 35 min.

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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8%

12 Reviews

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13%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank) and Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) star in this action thriller about a tough cop's hunt for an even tougher criminal. Detective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway (Hirsch), a ruthless hacker desperate to find his wife, who has been kidnapped by a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. But is Calloway's crime-boss father (Cusack) somehow involved in this explosive situation?

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Elizabeth H

Hmmm, where to begin...just don't.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Preston N

This is a future cult classic just like King of New York. It doesn't need to have a deep plot or make much sense. What matters is that it has a base amount of coherence and is a thrillride from beginning to end. You don't need to call him Snake, but he certainly needs to find his wife!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Manny P

I like Hirsch ( I once liked Cusack ), but he has to be the most unconvincing "badass" in the history of cinema ? Andrew Stevens is still alive ?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/22

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Audience Member

Horrible movie. The so-called cop that stars in the movie, (Rick Calloway), is a total punk, a tiny boy that people just walk over and brush aside, he is too afraid to stand up for himself. Kind of destroys the whole concept of the movie. The story line is tough to follow as it is all over the place. There is no hero in this movie just tough to watch scenarios as they are written like Monday morning soap operas. The only character with any personality is the villain.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Mr J

Mr. Skiba. Please stop directing. You make terrible films on every level.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/22

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Audience Member

Good story potential. Bad acting and camera work.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Brian Skiba

Director

Emile Hirsch

Rick Calloway

John Cusack

John Calloway

Jake Manley

Mike Breslin

Elizabeth Ludlow

Zoe Carter

Andrew Stevens

Frank Diego

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Leslie Felperin

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Altogether this is the sort of film you could quietly sleep through on a long-haul flight and not miss anything.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 5, 2023

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Joel Copling

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This is a needless parade of junky action beats, barely held together by a plot as creaky as an old bedspring.

Mar 20, 2022

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Leo Brady

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Its about as bad as it gets with Pursuit.

Rated: 0/4

Mar 4, 2022

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

None of it works, but it’s nice to watch Cusack’s Jack often trimming and grilling up lean, 30-day-aged steaks...

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 24, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This messy, convoluted action movie is so incomprehensible that it's difficult to say what it's actually about, other than a whole bunch of characters shooting each other and blowing stuff up.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 19, 2022

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James Verniere

Boston Herald

Dreck: Hirsch and Cusack must have been in dire need of a paycheck.

Rated: C-

Feb 18, 2022

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Synopsis

John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank) and Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) star in this action thriller about a tough cop's hunt for an even tougher criminal. Detective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway (Hirsch), a ruthless hacker desperate to find his wife, who has been kidnapped by a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. But is Calloway's crime-boss father (Cusack) somehow involved in this explosive situation?

Director: Brian Skiba
Executive Producer: Barry Brooker, Alan B. Bursteen, Dawn Bursteen, Stan Wertlieb
Screenwriter: Brian Skiba, Dawn Bursteen, Ben Fiore, Andrew Stevens
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Milestone Studios, Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Grindstone Entertainment Group, Cartouche
Rating: R (Some Drug Content|Language|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2022

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