Review of Midnight Run (1988) by Ferdia K — 09 Nov 2007

One of my favourite movies of all time. Grodin and DeNiro work brilliantly together. Severely underrated.

This review of Midnight Run (1988) was written by Ferdia K on 09 Nov 2007.

Midnight Run has generally received very positive reviews.

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