Overview
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedRoger Donaldson directs this 1992 action, adventure, crime, and thriller, in which a small-town sheriff discovers a body in the desert alongside a suitcase stuffed with cash, then assumes the dead man's identity and finds himself entangled in a federal investigation. The tone is twisty and suspenseful, layering deception upon deception. Themes of greed, double-dealing, and the danger of living a borrowed life propel the plot. With a MagicMovieScore of 5.9, it's geared toward fans of 1990s crime thrillers and noir-tinged mysteries who enjoy a hero in over his head and shifting loyalties around hidden money.
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Top Cast
Willem Dafoe
Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lane Bodine
Mickey Rourke
Gorman Lennox
Samuel L. Jackson
Greg Meeker
M. Emmet Walsh
Bert Gibson
James Rebhorn
FBI Agent Flynn
Maura Tierney
Noreen
Beth Grant
Roz Kincaid
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Movie Info
Release Date
April 24, 1992
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Director