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In the Line of Fire

1993 · Movie · 123 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer96%as of 2026-01-16
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.8/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic74/100as of 2026-01-16

What it is

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo. Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA operative who plans to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who is tracking him.

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Genres
Crime / Action / Thriller / Drama
Original language
English

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