Black Rain has its fair share of Ridley Scott's directorial flair, but its paint-by-numbers story never rises above genre conventions.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ridley Scott -
Producer -
Stanley R. Jaffe , Sherry Lansing -
Screenwriter -
Craig Bolotin , Warren Lewis -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures , Pegasus Film Partners -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Crime , Drama , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 22, 1989, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 11, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$44.9M -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track , Dolby SR , Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm