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No Mercy

Play trailer Poster for No Mercy R Released Dec 19, 1986 1h 47m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole A solid, gritty thriller Apr 21, 2021 Full Review 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 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Gere is convincing and makes it watchable. Rated: B_ Jun 11, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Steve D The acting is good, the script is not. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful just pure bad! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I love the movie Great movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/21 Full Review m b I love this movie. I thought it was a good story and the right amount of suspense. Some parts were disturbing. I thought Richard and Kim had good chemistry and the theme song my Michael McDonald is AMAZING Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review bradford william y A truly great film --- script, cast, direction, photography --- all superb --- though --- definitely not for the tea and cake set. Richard Gere shines --- Kim Basinger is outstanding --- Jeroen Krabbe is brutal. A very well told tale of violence, revenge, love --- that rivets your attention from first to final scene. A definite must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
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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