During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
The Hunter has generally received positive reviews.
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The Hunter was released in 1980 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 43 reviews, giving The Hunter (1980) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 69%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 60%.
With a score of 66%, The Hunter is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1980, which stands at 58%.
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