Desert Saints

R

2000

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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29%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

1,000+ Ratings

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Arthur Banks (Kiefer Sutherland) is a top-tier hit man who works mainly for the South American drug lords. His MO is to befriend women who will help him lure his prey, then kill them when they are no longer of any use. On his latest job, he meets Bennie Harper (Melora Walters), a woman fleeing an abusive husband, and the pattern seems to be repeating itself. This time, however, he is being closely monitored by the FBI -- and his mark may not be who she appears to be.

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I really like this film. It gives you exactly what you want out of this genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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interesting offbeat thriller

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Why is Keifer so damn good? i would love to know. A small budget movie that is entertaining, interesting, and smart.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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So no one heard all the shots on the terrace?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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it helped me a lot, i was insominiac that day

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Sutherland does this character (on both sides of the law) so often he can do it in his sleep, but he does it so well it's always worth watching. Not his best, but a decent thriller with some good, but not completely unexpected, twists. Nice supporting cast as well and there is good chemistry between KS and the easy to look at Melora Walters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Richard Greenberg

Director

Kiefer Sutherland

Arthur Banks

Melora Walters

Bennie Harper

Leslie Stefanson

Agent Donna Marbury

Jamey Sheridan

Agent George Scanlon

Jim Jenkins

Anchorman

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

... wants to be forties noir and gets lost somewhere between triple crosses.

Feb 2, 2018

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Rated: 1/5

Sep 23, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2005

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Oz

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Dec 10, 2002

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Dec 10, 2002

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Scott Weinberg

Apollo Guide

The movie has a handful of cool moments - punctuated by long and familiar bouts of B-movie machinations, to say nothing of the annoyingly stutter-step narration.

Rated: 52/100

Dec 4, 2002

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Synopsis

Arthur Banks (Kiefer Sutherland) is a top-tier hit man who works mainly for the South American drug lords. His MO is to befriend women who will help him lure his prey, then kill them when they are no longer of any use. On his latest job, he meets Bennie Harper (Melora Walters), a woman fleeing an abusive husband, and the pattern seems to be repeating itself. This time, however, he is being closely monitored by the FBI -- and his mark may not be who she appears to be.

Director: Richard Greenberg
Production Co: Prufrock Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m