Hide in Plain Sight

PG

1980

1 hr. 38 min.

Crime

Drama

List

80%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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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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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

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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

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Interesting story, but, it had this "made-for-tv" kind of feel.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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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

01/23/23

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James Caan

Director

James Caan

Thomas Hacklin

Jill Eikenberry

Alisa

Robert Viharo

Jack Scolese

Joe Grifasi

Matty Stanke

Barbara Rae

Ruthie Hacklin

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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

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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

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a slow-moving yet mostly intriguing drama...

Rated: 3/4

Feb 2, 2023

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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

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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

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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
Screenwriter: Spencer Eastman
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011

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