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Patriot Games (1992) -- When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
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Overview

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Director:
Phillip Noyce
Writers (WGA):
Tom Clancy (novel)
W. Peter Iliff (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 June 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Let the Games Begin. more
Plot:
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(90 articles)
Teaser Trailer: Salt
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Angelina Jolie in New Teaser Trailer as Agent Salt
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Have to admit, I like this more (108 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Body count: 35 more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The band playing toward the beginning of the film showed drums playing out of sync with the music being played. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jack Ryan: [answering machine answers] Sorry, we can't come to the phone right now. If you leave a message, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Patriot Games: Up Close (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Theme from Harry's Game more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Have to admit, I like this, 24 November 2002
Author: Rachel-20 from California

OK, so it has some plot holes, and I generally spend a good amount of time detailing for my husband the deviations from the novel (which are many, since Hollywood doesn't make many five-hour movies). And it's predictable and artless and has plenty of clichés. I make it a point not to read IMDB reviews for a movie until after I've written my own, but even so I can guess that this one has been torn apart on these points probably at least a dozen times. Now that that's over with, I'm going to admit that I like this movie. It feels like a tight thriller, good for those nights when I want entertainment with some minor complexity. I like to "go along for the ride", so to speak, even though I know how it ends. And going back to the first time I saw this, before I'd read the book, I remember being on the edge of my seat quite a bit.

Thora Birch does this film a lot of good. Her expressions and lines are quite well-acted, and she's cute without being syrupy. Harrison Ford is Harrison Ford; you either like him or you don't, and this movie isn't going to change your mind (I happen to like him).

Don't go renting this one if you want an artsy movie, or a beautiful movie, or a movie with a perfectly tight script. But if you can enjoy a film for simple entertainment value, and you like Harrison Ford ;), this is a good one for after the kids are in bed.

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