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Three Fugitives

Name: Three Fugitives
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff, James Earl Jones, Alan Ruck

Taste attributes: comedydetectivevehiclesactionheistfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"They rob banks. She steals hearts."

Boxlist takeAn accessible, breakneck comedy: familiar and heightened. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 191 votes

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Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.

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