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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release1991

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$21,760,000

Production

HBO

Cinema Plus

Indigo Productions

Silver Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie

Ricochet

1991

1h 42m

6.1

Crime

Thriller

Action

Drama

Synopsis

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

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