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Nowhere to Run is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter MacDonald released in USA on 15 january 1993 with Jean-Claude Van Damme
Nowhere to Run (1993)
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Add to a movie listNowhere to Run is a 1993 American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Robert Harmon. The film co-stars Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland. The film was released in the United States on January 15, 1993.
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Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a Québécois convict in the United States who escapes from Federal custody with the aid of his bank-robbing partner. In their last heist, Sam's partner killed a bank guard, a crime for which Sam was ultimately convicted. Sam's partner is killed in the break, forcing Sam to continue on alone. He sets up camp on a piece of farmland owned by Clydie Anderson (Rosanna Arquette), the widowed mother of two kids, Mike (nicknamed "Mookie") (Kieran Culkin) and Bree (Tiffany Taubman).Actors
Jean-Claude Van Damme
(Sam Gillen)
Rosanna Arquette
(Clydie Anderson)
Kieran Culkin
(Mike 'Mookie' Anderson)
Ted Levine
(Mr. Dunston)
Joss Ackland
(Franklin Hale)
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