Clear and Present Danger

Name: Clear and Present Danger
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: August 3, 1994
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe

1994

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 3, 1994 | PG-13

Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe

Summary: When his mentor Admiral James Greer (Jones) becomes gravely ill, Jack Ryan (Ford) is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: investigate the murder of one of the President's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the CIA has alreadyWhen his mentor Admiral James Greer (Jones) becomes gravely ill, Jack Ryan (Ford) is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: investigate the murder of one of the President's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the CIA has already dispatched a deadly field operative (Dafoe) to lead a paramilitary force against the Colombian drug lords. Caught in the crossfire, Ryan takes matters into his own hands, risking his career and life for the only cause he still believes in-the truth. (Paramount)… Expand

Director: Phillip Noyce

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 141 min

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Stanley Kauffmann

The result, except for the stock action climax, is sharp, fast, bitter. [19 September 1994, p. 38]

Terrence Rafferty

The filmmakers haven't simply tamed the rogue elephant of Clancy's narrative; they've turned it into something that moves as gracefully and as powerfully as a gazelle. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

Another fast, gripping spy story with some good tricks up its sleeve. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not credited)

The storytelling is livelier and more engaging than previous adaptations of Clancy's turgid techno-thrillers. Read full review

Rita Kempley

An absorbing, if overlong adaptation of Tom Clancy's bestseller. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Enjoyable, but it's a shallow enjoyment. Read full review

Mike Clark

True-blue Ford keeps 'Clear' out of danger. [3 August 1994, p.D1]

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geewah

Jan 28, 2021

Probably the pick of the 1990's Jack Ryan franchise.
Perfects the formula that worked so well in the previous instalments.