33 Years Later, This ‘Reacher’ Meets ‘Bourne Identity’ Action Thriller Is Officially a Streaming Sensation
Harrison Ford's 1993 thriller "The Fugitive" has surged up Pluto TV's rankings, finding a new audience decades after its cinema release. Directed by Andrew Davis, the film was a critical and commercial hit on debut, earning seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and a Best Supporting Actor win for co-star Tommy Lee Jones, at a time when big action films could still contend seriously for major awards.
The story follows Ford's Dr Richard Kimble, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, who escapes custody after a bus crash and goes on the run in Chicago while gathering evidence to clear his name, all while being pursued by Jones's US Marshal Sam Gerard. It is adapted from the 1960s television series of the same name, with original creator Roy Huggins serving as executive producer, and it grossed close to $400 million worldwide on its original release in 1993.
- "The Fugitive" (1993) is trending again on Pluto TV
- Won Tommy Lee Jones his only Oscar; earned a Best Picture nod
- Harrison Ford stars as a man wrongly accused, on the run
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The Fugitive is a 1993 film starring Harrison Ford as Dr Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. After a dramatic bus and train crash during his transfer to prison, Kimble escapes custody and goes on the run, trying to track down the real killer and clear his name while evading capture.
Tommy Lee Jones plays Deputy US Marshal Sam Gerard, the relentless lawman leading the manhunt for Kimble, and his performance won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was directed by Andrew Davis and was based on the 1960s television series of the same name. On its original release, it was both a major box office hit, taking in close to 400 million dollars worldwide, and an awards contender, picking up seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
The film is now getting renewed attention because it has become one of the most-watched titles on the free streaming service Pluto TV, more than three decades after it first appeared in cinemas.