D.O.A.

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D.O.A.

R

Released Mar 18, 1988

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

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5,000+ Ratings

A professor (Dennis Quaid) and a coed (Meg Ryan) spend his final hours trying to find out who has slipped him luminous poison.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The plot is irresistible from the first frame onward.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

D.OA. is so slickly derivative it develops a flash all its own. Even viewers who are finally disappointed by it aren't likely to feel cheated.

May 8, 2023

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

It's a trashy neo-noir that's clearly having a lot of fun.

Jan 20, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The fast-paced rock beats in the background continue to goofily contradict the potentially deadly encounters.

Rated: 2/10

Sep 6, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 5, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Cannot even stand in the shadow of the 1950 original, but stylish and entertaining all the same.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Ronald F

Okay, 2025 has just started and D.O.A. has a Popcornmeter of 30%...that is ridiculous 😃 I`ve seen D.O.A. 1988 at the Filmfest Hamburg for the first time and after that several times again, its in my Top 10 Favorite Movies of all time (next to Annie Hall, Vanishing Point and Jacobs Ladder) and it is simply a brilliant Picture. You can say, its more about visuals as it is about suspense and that's all right, visually the movie is stunning, the cast is great (Quaid, Ryan, Rampling, Stern), I would have thought, Jankel and Morton would be huge after this, but somehow they did not make it... Excellent movie, highly recommended!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Steve D

So bad it should have caused the divorce...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Audience Member

I see a lot of critics in the reviews but I have to say I really enjoyed this 80s slice of noir. I thought the pacing was good and I could see the motivation of the characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

This was decent enough, but nothing that is overly memorable. I found that the performances helped keep the occasionally dry script movie forward. If you like the old school film noir type of films, you might find this worth watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

That was actually pretty dope for a clichÃ©d 90s thriller! Cool story, great ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

ok remake of the 1949 classic

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

A professor (Dennis Quaid) and a coed (Meg Ryan) spend his final hours trying to find out who has slipped him luminous poison.

Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Producer: Ian Sander, Laura Ziskin
Screenwriter: Charles Edward Pogue
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 1988, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 14, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.7M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround