A Perfect World

"A convict. A cop. A hostage that will make one of them a hero."

Nov 24 1993 PG-13 2h 18m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

Plot

After escaping from a Huntsville prison, convict Robert "Butch" Haynes (Kevin Costner) and his partner Terry Pugh (Keith Szarabajka) kidnap a young boy, Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther), and flee across Texas. As they travel together, Butch and Phillip discover common bonds and suffer the abuses of the outside "Perfect World". In pursuit is Texas Ranger "Red" Garnett (Clint Eastwood) and Criminologist Sally Gerber (Laura Dern).

Written by

John Lee Hancock

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
A Perfect World Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
90,080
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA