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B+
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Extreme Measures (1996)

Crime Suspense
Rated R
118 min.
Release Date
September 27, 1996
Director
Michael Apted
Writer
Tony Gilroy, Michael Palmer
Cast
Gene Ruffini, Gerry Becker, Nancy Beatty, Diana Zimmer, Peter Appel, J.K. Simmons, André De Shields, Shaun Austin-Olsen, Debra Monk, Paul Guilfoyle, John Toles-Bey, Bill Nunn, David Morse, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gene Hackman, Hugh Grant
Running Time
118 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, language, some nudity and graphic ER activity

New York. A homeless man enters a hospital, his name unknown, origin unclear. Pulse and breathing irregular... nothing like anyone had seen before... a blank hospital tag on his wrist, incision on his spine... The man dies, the body disappears, and all records are deleted. No one gives the man's death a second thought, except for the doctor in charge, Guy Luthan.

Suspecting something larger than what appears, Guy begins to look into the man's... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

I have always loved Hugh Grant's acting and his role in Extreme Measures strengthens my admiration. His acting is purely believable- he's not like some superman who knows what to say and when. He's sort of the opposite from the "ER" doctors but that's okay- his character is strong and amusing. Full movie review »
B+
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