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59% Critic Match
Breathless
“He's the last man on earth any woman needs...and every woman wants.”
5.9 / 10• 1983• 1h 40m•R• English
RomanceDramaAction
Storyline
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Cast & Crew
Richard Gere
Jesse
Lead
Valérie Kaprisky
Monica
Art Metrano
Birnbaum
John P. Ryan
Lt. Parmental
WT
William Tepper
Paul
RD
Robert Dunn
Sgt. Enright
Garry Goodrow
Berrutti
Lisa Jane Persky
Salesgirl
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim McBride's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Breathless is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
