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Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Starring: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas
  • Summary: Samuel Lap (Haas) a young Amish boy witnesses a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother Rachel (McGillis). Detective John Book (Ford) goes undercover in Amish country when he realizes the killer is a corrupt cop out to kill the only witness.
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. 100
    This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story....And it is also one hell of a thriller.
  2. Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    100
    Sure-footed thriller, beautifully photographed, with Ford's best performance thus far.
  3. It's not really awful, but it's not much fun. It's pretty to look at and it contains a number of good performances, but there is something exhausting about its neat balancing of opposing manners and values.
  4. Although it, too, is gorgeous to look at, this skeletal thriller is as direct and spare as its Mennonites. [08 Feb 1985]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bottom Line: This has got to be one of Harrison Fordâ Expand

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