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Blown Away

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After staging a particularly gory jailbreak, Irish Republican Army agent Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) makes his way to Boston and begins systematically picking off members of the police bomb squad. The leader of this team, Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges), is set to retire, but the recent spate of bombings leads him to stay on in an attempt to save as many of his men as possible. It isn't long before he discovers the culprit is his old colleague Gaerity, seeking revenge from their shared past.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
[Blown Away] is the kind of movie that people should be sentenced to see if they complain that Speed is implausible. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/01/2024
2/4
It’s impossible to take this seriously, even with “The Troubles” informing the tale. Go to Full Review Steven Alan McGaw Texas Triangle/TXT 05/08/2023
The movie's quieter moments... give audiences the time to ponder the film's almost ludicrous, contrived plot. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/20/2022
3.5/4
...engrossing subject matter that’s employed to mostly first-class effect by Hopkins... Go to Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 10/02/2020
3.5/5
Here's one of those American action fillums that just plain works, despite lacking a story, or a cast that acts the house down. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/10/2020
6/10
The stunts and bomb-diffusing excitement (including an earth-shattering fulmination toward the finale) generally outweigh the contrivances and editing problems. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Taryn B @TarynBush Jan 27 You could almost say this movie is da bomb! Almost but not quite. Jeff Bridges plays a newly retired Boston bomb squad officer going head to head with an overdone Irish accented Tommy Lee Jones due to a past history story line which makes no sense and should of been left out of the movie all together. Bonus points for Lloyd Bridges joint the cast side by side with his son. But the real star is Forest Whitakes eye,because at this point in the 90s it had not been all wonkied out yet. See more Geoff T @Geoffthommo Dec 27 Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones battling it out with 90s action sequences. What else do you need? No detailed critical breakdown, as previously seen, really required. See more Mo S. @9mr_0 Dec 12 فلم حلو و قصة جيده تصوير واخراج ومونتاج رائع See more Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 23 Success in 02 hours, 00 minutes, and 43 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $30,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Justin M. @McFlick5150 Nov 3 There’s just something about a good 90s thriller, especially of the action variety. Wasn’t blown away by anything in Blown Away, but it’s just a good thriller with a hero you root for and a villain you want to see get blown up. Which that definitely delivers big time. The one funny thing about this movie is the accents are all over the place. Bridges starts the film with basically his normal accent. Though as the movie progresses he starts to have a Boston accent. That on top of Tommy Lee Jones cartoonish Irish accent, you can’t help but laugh. Some great practical explosions, kind of explosions we don’t see often in today’s movies. I understand why since CGI is much safer. Because there’s one shot of stuntmen having to limp away from a huge explosion and it looks insanely scary. The 80s were great, but the 90s just might have been even better for movies. See more Gregory S @Gregory566 Jul 8 Well, it’s a fun fantasy bomb movie. Tommy does his best for an Irish accent, but Texas does front and center a couple of times. Pretty fun movie though, just turn off the brain for a bit. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Stephen Hopkins

Director

Jeff Bridges

James "Jimmy" Dove

Tommy Lee Jones

Ryan Gaerity

Lloyd Bridges

Max O'Bannon

Forest Whitaker

Anthony Franklin

Suzy Amis

Kate Dove

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Synopsis After staging a particularly gory jailbreak, Irish Republican Army agent Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) makes his way to Boston and begins systematically picking off members of the police bomb squad. The leader of this team, Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges), is set to retire, but the recent spate of bombings leads him to stay on in an attempt to save as many of his men as possible. It isn't long before he discovers the culprit is his old colleague Gaerity, seeking revenge from their shared past.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Producer
John Watson, Pen Densham, Richard B. Lewis, Dean O'Brien
Screenwriter
Joe Batteer, John Rice
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Trilogy Entertainment Group
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.1M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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