In the Line of Fire (1993)

Overview

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

English
Rated R
🏃Action
🕵Crime
🎭Drama
🔍Mystery
🔪Thriller

Released

8th July 1993

32 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 8 minutes

Finishes at 5:25am

Budget

$40,000,000 ($73,424,000 today)

Revenue $177,000,000

Directed by

Wolfgang Petersen

Written by

Jeff Maguire

Ratings and awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 17 nominations total

7.2/10
96%
74%
70%
78%

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In the Line of Fire

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