1990
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Witness. Roger Ebert February 08, 1985. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Witness comes billed as a thriller, but it's so much more than a thriller that I wish they hadn't even used the word "murder" in the ads. This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story.
93% 46 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score After witnessing a brutal murder, young Amish boy Samuel (Lukas Haas) and his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis) seek protection from...
- (1.5K)
- Peter Weir
- R
- Harrison Ford
Witness succeeds on every level it operates on, as a police drama, as a romance, as a thriller. The movie was shot in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the actual Amish country and in Philadelphia. Witness was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor for Harrison Ford, and Best Director for Peter Weir.
Feb 8, 1985 · Peter Weir. Writers. William Kelley. Pamela Wallace. Earl W. Wallace. Stars. Harrison Ford. Kelly McGillis. Lukas Haas. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +3. Add to Watchlist. Added by 86.1K users. 263 User reviews.
- (102K)
- Peter Weir
- R
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
age 15+. Taut drama has a few moments of intense violence. Movie R 1985 112 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 15+ 4 reviews. Any Iffy Content? Read more. Talk with Your Kids About… Read more. A Lot or a Little? What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Positive Messages. Honesty is always best, but it's not always ea. Positive Role Models.
- Danny Glover, Harrison Ford, Kelly Mcgillis
- Peter Weir
- Paramount Pictures
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critics consensus states: "A wonderfully entertaining thriller within an unusual setting, with Harrison Ford delivering a surprisingly emotive and sympathetic performance." [21]
Witness is at once a compelling thriller, a smoldering love story, a thoughtful study in comparative cultures, and a respectful exploration of religious community and nonviolence. It is about belonging and not-belonging, and crossing boundaries between one and the other.
