One False Move

One False Move

1992 · 105 min · EN · R · 6.6 (140 votes)
Dir. Carl Franklin · Starring Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Beach, Jim Metzler, Earl Billings · Music Peter Haycock

All it takes to bring him down is one bullet... one woman or... One False Move.

CrimeDramaThriller

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching descent into criminal desperation. This film feels like a coiled snake, tense and unpredictable, with bursts of shocking violence. It's a stark, gritty look at the consequences of bad choices and the dangers lurking beneath quiet surfaces.

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