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U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.

19986.52h 11m

Overview

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.

Directed by Stuart Baird
Written by John Pogue, Roy Huggins
Produced by Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $102.4M

Top Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Samuel Gerard

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Sheridan

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Royce

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Renfro

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Walsh

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Biggs

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

Newman

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Cooper

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Lamb

Irène Jacob

Irène Jacob

Marie

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoiscentral intelligence agency (cia)escapechaseespionageinnocencetransport of prisonersswampu.s. marshalfugitiveconspiracyagentescaped prisonercorrupt agentglockex special forcesaction heromanhuntinnocent in jailmotorboatplane crashfinger guntransport planegrain silo

About U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals is a thriller, crime, action film released in 1998 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, central intelligence agency (cia), escape, chase, espionage, innocence. Directed by Stuart Baird, it stars Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.. U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.

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