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A Perfect World

1993 • 2h 18m •
Drama Crime Thriller
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.5/10
1,921 reviews
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A Perfect World

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

"A convict. A cop. A hostage that will make one of them a hero."

Top Billed Cast

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Chief Red Garnett
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Sally Gerber
T.J. Lowther
T.J. Lowther
Phillip 'Buzz' Perry
Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford
Bobby Lee
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka
Terry Pugh
Leo Burmester
Leo Burmester
Tom Adler
Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt
Dick Suttle

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R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic
2022-02-05

I'm a little split on <em>'A Perfect World'</em>, but one thing that is for certain is that I definitely enjoyed watching it.

The reason that I'm split is because of how it portrays the lead character. I completely get the angle the filmmakers were going for, I'm just not convinced they pull it off. It's fun to watch, but I never once felt a connection to root for Kevin Costner's Butch.

There are many a time where I was just like "Huh?". It shows a number of events that you can tell are supposed to make you connect to Butch, but I just couldn't - he is super unlikeable, like the very fir...