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Witness Protection

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A man (Tom Sizemore) and his family struggle with assuming the identities assigned to them in the U.S. federal witness-protection program.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 02/06/2018
Whitaker moves at two different speeds, as if the mind were impatient to get on to something worthier of its exertions while the body has been weighed down with the bad news a long past has lumped on it. It is an amazing performance. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/07/2010
3/4
The cast is remarkably convincing in bringing to life the emotional and psychological cost of trading in one life for another. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/28/2005
2/5
Caffeinated Clint Film Threat 05/06/2005
3/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/12/2002
.5/4
Who wants to watch a bunch of people that seemingly hate each other trapped in a small house for an extended period of time? Go to Full Review
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Laurie S @Karlwinters Nov 22 At least with Sizemore you can guarantee not an 'A' grade performance, but a 'B' movie one. Plus the scenario was stupid. See more 01/07/2022 Way above-average TV Movie! Absolutely phenomenal performances all around. Interesting story but the acting really carries the whole film. See more Jeffrey P 10/17/2021 There is always a bit of trepidation when going into a movie that is over 20 years old when you've never heard of it until now, but I have been surprised before so i keep doing it. Say what you will about movies from 20 or more years ago, they're mostly coherent and when they aren't it still makes sense. Fact-based or with liberties taken, I really don't care either way, I felt it was a good look at witness protection program services. Interesting. See more 04/18/2021 A fantastic TV movie with some incredible performances. Tom Sizemore outshined everyone in this film. See more 01/07/2021 Rename this film to predictable mediocrity. Acting wasn’t terrible but it was boring and uneventful . 2.4 See more Per S 07/18/2020 Must the absolute low in Forest Whitaker's otherwise basically brilliant career. They have made what should be an interesting story to an absolute not interesting story. The most amazing with it is that it's possible. What a waste. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Tom Sizemore) and his family struggle with assuming the identities assigned to them in the U.S. federal witness-protection program.
Director
Richard Pearce
Producer
Howard Meltzer
Production Co
HBO NYC Productions, TurtleBack Productions
Rating
TV-MA, R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 29, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m
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