No Way Out (1987)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 3
Roger Donaldson's modern spin on the dense, stylish suspense films of the 1940s features fine work from Gene Hackman and Sean Young, as well as the career-making performance that made Kevin Costner a star.
Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 2
Roger Donaldson's modern spin on the dense, stylish suspense films of the 1940s features fine work from Gene Hackman and Sean Young, as well as the career-making performance that made Kevin Costner a star.
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Movie Info
No Way Out is told in flashback as Naval officer Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) is grilled by his superiors regarding a recent "unpleasantness." While at a Washington party, Tom meets Susan Atwel (Sean Young), and they're soon sharing a steamy love scene in the back of a limo (marvelously parodied in 1993's Hot Shots! Part Deux). Several months pass before Tom meets Susan again; he discovers she's the mistress of the US Secretary of Defense David Brice (Gene Hackman). When Susan is murdered by
Aug 14, 1987 Wide
Jun 19, 2001
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Cast
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Kevin Costner
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrel... -
Gene Hackman
David Brice Secretar... -
Sean Young
Susan Atwell -
Will Patton
Scott Pritchard -
Howard Duff
Sen. Willy Duvall -
George Dzundza
Dr. Sam Hesselman Co... -
Iman
Nina Beka -
Fred Dalton Thompson
Marshall CIA Directo... -
Leon Russom
Kevin O'Brien CIA Of... -
Dennis Burkley
Mate -
Marshall Bell
Contra -
Michael Shillo
Schiller -
Nicholas Worth
Cup Breaker -
Leo Geter
Ensign Fox -
Matthew Barry
Bellboy -
Jason Bernard
Maj. Donovan -
Terence Cooper
N.Z. Ambassador -
Chris D.
Contra -
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Edith Fields
Lorraine Secretary t... -
Scott Freeman
M.P. -
Eugene Robert Glazer
C.I.D. Man -
Darryl Henriques
C.I.D. Man -
John Hostetter
C.I.D. Man -
Paul Austin Kelly
Cab Driver -
Robert Kerman
C.I.D. Man -
Joan McMurtrey
Programmer -
David Paymer
Technician -
Charles Walker
Technician -
Peter Bell
Seaman Dufor -
Jay Arlen Jones
Marine Guard -
Rob Sullivan
Marine Guard -
Jill Clark
Maori Dancer -
Frederick Allen
Enlisted Man -
Stephen R. Asinas
Filipino Urchin -
June Chandler
Margaret Brice -
Michael Hungerford
C.I.D. Man -
LeNoel
Gregory/Quartermaste... -
Noel Manchan
Computer Clerk -
Gordon Needham
Limo Driver -
Dorothy Parke
TV Reporter -
Lee Shael
Band Singer -
Jeffrey Sudzin
Man with Lighter -
Tony Webster
Helmsman -
John D'Aquino
Lt. John Chadway -
Mathew Evans
J.O.D. -
Charles Middleton
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All Critics (38) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (3) | DVD (10)
While the film's behind-the-scenes look into the world of Washington bureaucracy is appealing, the movie is a complete letdown as a thriller, dissolving into implausible silliness.
Top CriticNo Way Out emerges, paradoxically, as a film that is better than it has to be and not as good as it ought to be, but there is skill here, as well as an admirable willingness to try something new.
No Way Out's greatest prize is Costner, a leading man at last: fiercely good, intelligent, appreciatively sensual in a performance balanced perfectly between action and introspection.
A thriller that grabs you even before the ironies of its plot kick in is a thriller you don't want to miss. No Way Out is that sort of movie, a thriller that's thrilling throughout.
A juicy thriller-romance bursting out of the Pentagon's arid corridors.
Viewers who arrive at the movie five minutes late and leave five minutes early will avoid the setup and payoff for the preposterous twist that spoils this lively, intelligent remake of 1948's The Big Clock.
Good performances from a strong cast and paranoid plotting enough to keep even the staunchest of remake nay-sayers quiet. Hitchockian production with a modern twist.
It's too bad Alfred Hitchcock didn't live long enough to put Kevin Costner into a movie, because Costner is exactly the kind of leading man Hitchcock liked.
This is a major treat.
Sex, violence and secrecy can make a volatile on-screen combination, but not this time.
A tense and well made thriller.
Kevin Costner displays some charisma, for once, in a twisty, stylish espionage thriller.
A cleverly plotted thriller with impeccable performances. Costner is spot on as the man who finds it hard to play by others' rules, even if it may cost him his head.
...primarily comes off as a fast-moving and increasingly compelling thriller...
Smart and steamy Beltway thriller.
A taut political thriller.
Filme tenso, com bom ritmo e boas atua��es. A revela��o final n�o faz muita diferen�a no contexto geral - ao contr�rio, abre margem para alguns buracos no roteiro.
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- David Brice Secretary of Defense: Strange ending, big time. Gene Hackman doesn't get charged or caught for his actions, weird to say the least.
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