1984
PG
Universal Pictures
1 h 41 m

1984
PG
Universal Pictures
1 h 41 m

Summary Davey Osborne (Henry Thomas) is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman). One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called "Cloak & Dagger" to him before he dies. When the police come, t...

Directed By: Richard Franklin

Written By: Tom Holland, Cornell Woolrich, Nancy Dowd

1984
PG
Universal Pictures
1 h 41 m

1984
PG
Universal Pictures
1 h 41 m

Cloak & Dagger

Name: Cloak & Dagger
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery
Released: 1984-08-10
Duration: 1 min 41 s
Rating: 64
Cast: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy, Christina Nigra, John McIntire

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

6.3

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Directed By: Richard Franklin

Written By: Tom Holland, Cornell Woolrich, Nancy Dowd

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

86% Positive
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The film Cloak and Dagger is like a visit to the midway; fast and noisy and a lot of unsophisticated fun. [10 Aug 1984]

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TV Guide Magazine

Cloak benefits from tight direction and the good humor of the Holland script. The addition of the dual role for Coleman (who's excellent in both) serves to highlight the relationship between father and son, adding another dimension to the yarn and almost relegating the spy plot from the core element of the story to mere diversion.

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The New York Times

In addition to tossing in the occasional spy-movie homage (there's certainly a Hitchcock touch to Mr. Franklin's choice of villains), he has kept the story moving and the actors lively.

By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Coleman and Thomas are unusually sympathetic embodiments of a father and son, and they have some moments that are legitimately stirring. Cloak & Dagger is never as adept or perceptive as you'd like it to be, but it's got what members of the critical fraternity traditionally characterize as a little something.

By Gary Arnold FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Cloak and Dagger is fun for adults as well as older kids, thanks to the imaginative writing (by Tom Holland) and direction (by Richard Franklin).

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

Miami Herald

Cloak and Dagger does have its charms. It also has its tense moments, and an unforced sentimentality that helps it end on just the right note. And it's nicely performed. [10 Aug 1985, p.6]

By Bill Cosford FULL REVIEW

Newsweek

where E.T. celebrated its young hero's imagination, Cloak & Dagger makes the boring mistake of chastening it. This wouldn't be so bad if the kid's prechastening adventures were exciting. [03 Sept 1984, p.73]

By Jack Kroll FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

6.3

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Production Company Universal Pictures

Release Date Aug 10, 1984

Duration 1 h 41 m

Rating PG

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Tagline Davey's hero was imaginary . . . but the enemy agents were real!

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• 3 Nominations

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