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51% Critic Match
The Defiant Ones
“Two escaped cons. Men with nothing in common but two centuries of hate. And one foot of chain steel.”
5.1 / 10• 1986• 1h 40m•NR• English
TV MovieDrama
Storyline
Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each other.
Cast & Crew
Robert Urich
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Lead
Carl Weathers
Cullen Monroe
Ed Lauter
Sheriff Leroy Doyle
Barry Corbin
Floyd Carpenter
Laurie O'Brien
Pauline
Thalmus Rasulala
Fred
William Sanderson
Mason
Ritch Brinkley
Lonny
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Lowell Rich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Defiant Ones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
