IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

Register | Log In | What is RT?
It's our 10th birthday, so you get presents!
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
MOVIES / ON DVD / THE GETAWAY
The Getaway

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Getaway (1994)

37%
N/A
40%
N/A
N/A
N/A
37 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 7  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.8/10

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Synopsis: A high-powered remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 version of the Jim Thompson crime novel. Bank robber Doc McCoy, is sprung from a Mexican jail, through the efforts of his wife Carol, for services to be rendered in a complicated heist. However, the job turns out be a double-cross, and the two are... A high-powered remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 version of the Jim Thompson crime novel. Bank robber Doc McCoy, is sprung from a Mexican jail, through the efforts of his wife Carol, for services to be rendered in a complicated heist. However, the job turns out be a double-cross, and the two are forced to keep one step ahead of a mobster's hired gun in order to make it across the border into Mexico for safety. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Tilly, James Woods, Michael Madsen

Director: Roger Donaldson
Producer: David Foster

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 9, 2009

[DVD Details]

HD DVD Features:

  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Plus 2.0 Stereo - French
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French - Optional

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
3/5

No review available.

comment Comment
12/26/06
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
Ratings Image
4/5

A scene for scene remake that's still great fun. Odds are you won't be moved or enlightened, but you'll never be bored.

comment Comment
10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
06/15/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
01/04/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image
3/5

Only fair remake of the classic.

comment Comment
12/18/04
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
11/11/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
02/25/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/20/03
Caryn James
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
2/4

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
04/20/03
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Ratings Image
3/5

so-so but serviceable remake of the Steve Mcqueen classic, with a fairly exciting shoot-em-up at the end.

comment Comment
03/21/03
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image
3/5

No review available.

comment Comment
12/24/02
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
10/13/02
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Ratings Image
1/5

No review available.

comment Comment
09/26/02
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
Ratings Image
2/5

A pale imitation of the 1970s classic!

comment Comment
08/07/02
John Oliver
Katrillion.com
Ratings Image
5/10

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/31/02
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Ratings Image
3/5

Trashy "guilty pleasure" remake.

comment Comment
07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
07/26/02
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

Around the Network

• The Getaway at Rotten Tomatoes
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.