At Close Range

1986 • 1h 56m •

Crime Drama Thriller

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.8/10

319 reviews

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Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man.

"Like father. Like son. Like hell."

Top Billed Cast

Sean Penn

Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.

Christopher Walken

Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.

Mary Stuart Masterson

Terry

Chris Penn

Thomas 'Tommy' Whitewood

Millie Perkins

Julie

Eileen Ryan

Grandma

Tracey Walter

Uncle Patch Whitewood

David Strathairn

Tony Pine

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2024-12-07

The last twenty minutes of this rather enliven it, but otherwise it's rather dull story of "Brad" (Sean Penn) who is rather in awe of his criminal "Dad Brad" (Christopher Walken) and hopes to one day emulate what he sees as his glamorous lifestyle. One such day arrives when the father agrees to plan a robbery for his son to execute only things don't go to plan and just about everyone discovers just how vicious the older man can be when it comes to his own self-preservation. Most of this is really just an excuse for Penn to wander around shirtless showing off his pecs whilst a few variations of...