Rotten
The movie kills most of the fun by watering down Clancy.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Patriot Games
Not for honor. Not for country. For his wife and child.
1992 · 1h 57m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Overview
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Director and cast
- Phillip Noyce Director
- Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan
- Anne Archer as Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan
- Thora Birch as Sally Ryan
- Sean Bean as Sean Miller
- Patrick Bergin as Kevin O'Donnell
- Polly Walker as Annette
- James Fox as Lord William Holmes
- Samuel L. Jackson as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
- James Earl Jones as Adm. James Greer
- Richard Harris as Paddy O'Neil
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Director Phillip Noyce, who made the gripping thriller Dead Calm, has earned his directorial hack license here.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
The film holds too few surprises to sustain our interest. All too often, we're ahead of the game.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Rotten
I expected this one to be a little more cerebral and without the Indiana Jones ending.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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