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    Desperate Measures

    R1998 · Thriller · 1h 40m

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  1. Jan 30, 1998 · "Desperate Measures," which is a better movie, has a better gimmick. A raid is staged on government computers in order to search for the perfect DNA match for a kid who is dying and needs a bone marrow transplant. Andy Garcia plays a cop named Connor, the father who will do anything to save his son's life.

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  2. Rated: 3/4 Oct 21, 2020 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com "Desperate Measures" is a drawn-out, and purely disposable, suspense thriller.

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    • Barbet Schroeder
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    • Michael Keaton
  3. User Reviews. Review this title. 92 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. High Marks For Suspense. ccthemovieman-1 2 May 2006. Here's an underrated suspense movie that's good. It's "good" in that fact it delivers what it promises: suspense.

  4. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 19% based on reviews from 31 critics. The site's consensus states: "Times aren't desperate enough for this lame thriller to be called for." [2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.

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  6. Jan 30, 1998 · Desperate Measures: Directed by Barbet Schroeder. With Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden. Frank Conner is an honest police officer who desperately needs to save his son's life. However, after losing all hope, he finds out that a criminal Peter McCabe in jail is his only savior.

    • (18K)
    • Action, Crime, Drama
    • Barbet Schroeder
    • 1998-01-30
  7. Desperate Measures has recovered its momentum to ultimately confirm its place as an erratically-paced yet predominantly entertaining thriller. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 21, 2020

  8. Feb 26, 1998 · Desperate Measures Review. When the the son of single dad cop Andy Garcia develops leukaemia and needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant, the only person who can help is super-intelligent...

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