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51% Critic Match
The Wrong Man
“Accused of a crime he didn't commit. Obsessed with a woman he couldn't possess.”
5.1 / 10• 1993• 1h 44m•R• English
RomanceThriller
Storyline
US merchant sailor Alex Walker is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - ageing but likeable shit Phillip Mills and young sexy, frustated wife Missy. The three develop a curiously inter-dependent relationship. Meanwhile, Police Captain Diaz and Detective Ortega are closing in and the plot circle is closed at Tapachula rail station amidst a stack of mistakes and wrong decisions.
Cast & Crew
Rosanna Arquette
Missy Mills
Lead
Kevin Anderson
Alex Walker
John Lithgow
Phillip Mills
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Captain Diaz
Robert Harper
Felix Crawley
Dolores Heredia
Rosita
Ernesto Laguardia
Detective Ortega
JE
José Escandón
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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. The Wrong Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
