The Package

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The Package

R

1989

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

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Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is reassigned after he angers Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) at a meeting of American and U.S.S.R. military types. Gallagher's new job is to shepherd detainee Thomas Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the U.S. But when Gallagher loses track of his prisoner, he asks his ex-wife, a servicewoman with access to Boyette's background data, for help. As the chase leads Gallagher to Chicago, the intrigue ramps up in way he couldn't have imagined.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

The best in mindless entertainment.

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Smarter than most contemporary thrillers.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Has a problem with payoffs, but it's exciting work, held together by Hackman and Jones, who keep a modest manhunt effort alert with their professionalism and commitment to infusing their characters with needed idiosyncrasy.

Rated: B

Jan 8, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Grade-A thriller material.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 17, 2023

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decidedly foolproof setup that’s employed to predominantly engaging and entertaining effect...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 31, 2022

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The Package moves so fast it gives no time to bore you, or to seriously ask yourself what the hell is going on. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 27, 2022

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Abhijit S

Very watchable. The premise is good and with a better plot this would’ve been a classic. Gene Hackman does a great job. The villains are generally incompetent which is the main weakness of this film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Alain E

Watchable but far from accomplished. A conspiracy permeates every level of the US government and catastrophe is averted by the actions of a single army officer. More than the models of cars in the movie, the ex wife’s hairdo places the movie in our prehistory.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Sasanka M

Nice, taut script shows up the talents of all the actors. Have watched it thrice so far at various times, still liking it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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nick s

Solid movie with a star studded cast. The beginning was punchy but the movie soon starts to lose its sense of realism. Particularly near the end as it starts playing to the audience. Also it's hard to figure why the bad guys came up with such a convoluted plan. So if you don't think too much it's a fun ride.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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bryan h

Excellent movie if you understand special operations military spy stuff you will love this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Steve D

With this cast it should have been better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Synopsis

Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is reassigned after he angers Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) at a meeting of American and U.S.S.R. military types. Gallagher's new job is to shepherd detainee Thomas Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the U.S. But when Gallagher loses track of his prisoner, he asks his ex-wife, a servicewoman with access to Boyette's background data, for help. As the chase leads Gallagher to Chicago, the intrigue ramps up in way he couldn't have imagined.

Director: Andrew Davis
Producer: Beverly J. Camhe, Tobie Haggerty
Screenwriter: John Bishop
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.3M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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