Clear and Present Danger

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Clear and Present Danger

PG-13

Released Aug 3, 1994

2h 21m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) becomes acting deputy director of the CIA when Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones) is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on a yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As CIA agent John Clark (Willem Dafoe) is sent to Colombia to kill drug kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

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Critics Consensus

Perfecting the formula established in earlier installments, Clear and Present Danger reunites its predecessor's creative core to solidly entertaining effect.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

The story is satisfyingly complex and the characters have been developed beyond the two-dimensional ciphers that usually serve in this kind of movie.

Feb 1, 2024

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Tom Tunney

Sight & Sound

In both novel and film, Ryan is the moral centre, but the film jettisons the book's range of supporting characters whose differing values help define his position.

Feb 6, 2020

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

This is the third movie with Jack as its hero, so he is a known quantity -- a humanist spook with an overdeveloped moral sense -- but Ford, playing the part for the second time, knows how to keep his earnestness fresh.

Jan 13, 2010

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Harrison Ford is on commanding form for his second outing as CIA troubleshooter Jack Ryan and director Phillip Noyce makes a much better job of this than he did of The Saint.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a methodically-paced yet mostly gripping political thriller...

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 14, 2023

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James Croot

The Post NZ

With Ford leading the way, Clear and Present Danger is still by far the most consistently entertaining and engaging take on Clancy’s beloved literary character.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 14, 2022

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Ryan M

This was so much more boring than the first two. They are least built up some suspense.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours and 21 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Audience Member

This movie is noticeably worse than Patriot Games and The Hunt for Red October in my opinion. It was pretty boring and slow towards the beginning and while some good action sequences accompanied by Harrison Ford’s performance prevented it from being a completely bad movie, it’s not something I’m motivated to watch again. I found the plot of Patriot Games to be much more captivating since it was more personal and literally closer to home for the main character, while this movie wasn’t. It’s not a horrible movie, just nothing that was special through my point of view. This was NOT one of the great movies of 1994.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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The acting is mediocre and the action is minimal. Also there is not actual suspense. At every step of the plot, we know what is going on and we can predict the next chapter. Not what I'd call a classic 90's action movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Garrett B

The pacing was long and slow and not enough action scenes. Can’t recommend

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Jerod S

Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan works well - and without being cramped by bad 90s computer graphics, this patriotic spy flick stands the test of time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Synopsis

Agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) becomes acting deputy director of the CIA when Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones) is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on a yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As CIA agent John Clark (Willem Dafoe) is sent to Colombia to kill drug kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Mace Neufeld, Robert Rehme
Screenwriter: Donald Stewart, Steven Zaillian, John Milius
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $121.5M
Runtime: 2h 21m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS

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