No Mercy

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No Mercy

R

Released Dec 19, 1986

1h 47m

Crime

Drama

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After his partner is killed by the merciless crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbé), Chicago cop Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere) takes to New Orleans to settle the score. When he finds Losado's mistress, Michel (Kim Basinger), Eddie handcuffs himself to the girl and heads for the bayou in an effort to draw out his rival. And though squatting in a swamp handcuffed to another person is no recipe for romance, Eddie and Michel soon find themselves falling in love even as Losado is closing in.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

A passionate film noir that depends heavily upon Mr. Gere to give it credence, and Mr. Gere delivers.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

An above-average film noir, and its creepy feeling for the back streets of New Orleans and the sultry evil of its red-light suburbs got under my skin.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

Pearce pads out his plot with lots of borrowed bits ... but the borrowings don't have any resonance of their own: they simply hang on the story like empty thematic husks.

Jan 1, 2000

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A solid, gritty thriller

Apr 21, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

It's clear right off the bat that filmmaker Richard Pearce isn't looking to deliver a typical, run-of-the-mill '80s cop thriller...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 27, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Gere is convincing and makes it watchable.

Rated: B_

Jun 11, 2015

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Ari V

Certainly no masterpiece, but I found it oddy captivating, relatable and even sweet when I was a kid. Watching it now, for the first time in 40 years later, I guess that sweet spot lingers. A way of convening with my kid self, if nothing else.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Jelisije J

A typical action movie that is held together by the strong two leads that eventually fall in love and of course the City of New Orleans really bring new life to this film action scenes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Mary F

I like Richard Gere and this film was better than I thought it would be. The photography was really beautiful, lots of dark streets, fire in darkness, water in swamps. Not as violent as I feared- more implied than shown. The sex is also discreet whist passionate and heartfelt. The relationship develops sensitively and the gangster stuff provides the background for it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Steve D

The acting is good, the script is not.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Audience Member

Awful just pure bad!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I love the movie Great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/21

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Synopsis

After his partner is killed by the merciless crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbé), Chicago cop Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere) takes to New Orleans to settle the score. When he finds Losado's mistress, Michel (Kim Basinger), Eddie handcuffs himself to the girl and heads for the bayou in an effort to draw out his rival. And though squatting in a swamp handcuffed to another person is no recipe for romance, Eddie and Michel soon find themselves falling in love even as Losado is closing in.

Director: Richard Pearce
Producer: D. Constantine Conte
Screenwriter: Jim Carabatsos
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.3M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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