Eraser

"He will erase your past to protect your future."

Jun 21 1996 R 1h 55m
Action, Drama, Thriller

U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.

Plot

U.S. Marshal deputy John Kruger is one of the toughest Marshals, his methods are to "Erase" The identities of his witnesses he is assigned to protect. Meanwhile, a woman named Lee Cullen who works for a corporation named Cyrez performed an undercover job for the FBI to unveil a top secret weapon which uses an electromagnetic pulse to dispatch targets. Cyrez discovered this about Lee and are now out to kill her, Kruger's job is now to protect Lee so she can testify against Cyrez. But, when Kruger was assigned to perform a job with another Marshal named Robert Deguerin, he discovers that Deguerin is behind some kind of scam that will involve the EM Gun, which will change hands to a Russian criminal if Kruger does not stop them, Kruger must not only protect Lee's life but his own.

Written by

Tony Puryear, Walon Green, Michael S. Chernuchin

Directed by

Chuck Russell

Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Kopelson Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
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120,831
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
56
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