Patty Hearst

R 6.3
1988 1 hr 48 min Drama , Crime

The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the cause that her abductors were fighting for. This created a US scandal and Patty Hearst has become a pop culture fixture.

  • Cast:
    Natasha Richardson , William Forsythe , Ving Rhames , Frances Fisher , Jodi Long , Olivia Barash , Dana Delany

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Reviews

Phonearl
1988/09/23

Good start, but then it gets ruined

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Plustown
1988/09/24

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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Cem Lamb
1988/09/25

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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Allison Davies
1988/09/26

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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