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Hide in Plain Sight

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Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie (Barbara Rae), has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese (Robert Viharo). When Scolese agrees to testify against his former Mafia bosses, the state puts him in the witness protection program along with Ruthie and the two children she shares with Tom. Trouble is, Tom has no idea where they've gone, and, since no one will tell him, he's forced to seek them out on his own.
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Danny King Village Voice For the most part, Caan sustains an appealing observational approach, and also evinces an exceptional range in his stylistic moves. May 18, 2018 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This movie isn't a study of an uptight guy; it's a human story of a father looking for his children. Why allow irrelevant acting stratagems to distract us from the heart of the story? Rated: 2/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a slow-moving yet mostly intriguing drama... Rated: 3/4 Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews .A heart-felt and inspiring melodrama thanks to the power of the haunting true incident." Rated: B- Jul 10, 2017 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Hide in Plain Sight raises some important questions about the rights of individuals in the face of arbitrary institutional policies. Jan 29, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member James Caan directed and stars in this true story of a man searching for his missing children. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not sure I ever knew that James Caan directed a film, but he did and it's "Hide in Plain Sight." The story is about a father, Caan, who's ex-wife, Jill Eikenberry, goes into the witness protection program and takes her children with her. Caan then spends the rest of the film trying to find his children. That set-up has potential, but the film is so slow moving that it never really grabbed me, although I will give Caan and Eikenberry credit for giving sincere performances. Kenneth McMillan and Danny Aiello also appear. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting story, but, it had this "made-for-tv" kind of feel. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I never heard of Hide In Plain Sight until I recorded it off the free channel.After watching it, I looked it up on imdb & read it flopped at the box office.For it being such a good movie I can't believe it.It was a very good movie but way underated.Thomas went through alot of crap to see his kids again.If the scene where he finally finds them doesn't warm your heart, make you happy or touch you in some sort of way then you have no feelings Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie (Barbara Rae), has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese (Robert Viharo). When Scolese agrees to testify against his former Mafia bosses, the state puts him in the witness protection program along with Ruthie and the two children she shares with Tom. Trouble is, Tom has no idea where they've gone, and, since no one will tell him, he's forced to seek them out on his own.
Director
James Caan
Producer
Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Spencer Eastman
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 38m
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