U.S. Marshals

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

1998 2h 11m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 1,890

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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.

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

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Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Samuel Gerard
Wesley Snipes
Sheridan
Robert Downey Jr.
Royce
Joe Pantoliano
Renfro
Kate Nelligan
Walsh
Daniel Roebuck
Biggs
Tom Wood
Newman
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Cooper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Baird
Writers: John Pogue
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Marshal Samuel Gerard Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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261+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Baird, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Terry Rawlings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Stuart Baird directs. Andrzej Bartkowiak behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Terry Rawlings cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Marshal Samuel Gerard Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4261+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Stuart Baird, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Terry Rawlings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.".
10IMDB entry: tt0120873 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 24 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "central intelligence agency (cia)", "escape", "chase".
12Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: Terry Rawlings
Production design: Maher Ahmad
Costume design: Louise Frogley
Makeup / hair: Cydney Cornell
VFX supervisor: Peter Donen
Stunt coordinator: Gary Davis
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $102,367,405
Return: 171% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: U.S. Marshals (1998)

Part of

Marshal Samuel Gerard Collection

Tommy Lee Jones as Senior Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard

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Wuchak2018-12-11
★ 6/10
Pedestrian, but competent, sequel to “The Fugitive” Released in 1998, “U.S. Marshals” is the sequel to the 1993 hit “The Fugitive.” Tommy Lee Jones returns as Federal Marshal Samuel Gerard. He & his team hunt down an escaped prisoner named Sheridan (Wesley Snipes) from wilderness regions to the streets of New York City. Robert Downey Jr. is on hand as a Defense Security Service agent who assists the marshals. This sequel makes you realize just how well-done “The Fugitive” is. It features the same basic plot, but without most of the magic. The first act with the plane crash & swamp sequence is decent but it doesn’t hold a candle to bus crash/train wreck & dam sequence of the prior flick. Snipes is effective, but his character doesn’t evoke the sympathy of Kimble (Ford) because for most of the movie we don’t know if he’s innocent or not. Nevertheless, if you’re in the mood for a movie cut from the same cloth as “The Fugitive,” “Enemy of the State” (1998) and “Con Air” (1997) then “U.S. Marshals” should fill the bill, but it’s the least of these. I’d put it on par with “Patriot Games” (1992) and “Money Train” (1995). The film runs 2 hours, 11 minutes and was shot in Tennessee (Reelfoot Lake), Kentucky (Benton), Illinois (Chicago, Bay City, West Vienna, Metropolis & Shawneetown) and New York City. GRADE: B-/C+
CinemaSerf2025-04-16
★ 6/10
Hot on the heels of “Con Air” (1997) this time it’s Tommy Lee Jones who finds himself in charge of flying a load of dangerous villains. His “Sam” is charged with transporting “Sheridan” (Wesley Snipes), but when a bit of onboard fisticuffs results in a forced landing, his charge behaves in an altogether different fashion to that expected before skedaddling. Hot on his heels, our intrepid deputy marshal soon begins to suspect what we have already clocked - that something about this whole thing smells and that perhaps the fleeing felon isn’t exactly the criminal everyone assumed he was. With their cat and mouse game gathering pace amidst some pretty dense woodland, “Sam” realises strings are being pulled and trust soon becomes at a premium, especially with his new partner “Royce” (Robert Downey Jr.). The scenario helps it out a bit and both Jones and Snipes are proficient, but the story is just too join-the-dots and it’s relatively easy for us watching to deduce from quite early on what’s going on, and what’s bound to happen as the denouement edges closer. If you’ve seen “The Fugitive” from five years earlier, you might spot one or two similarities that really just render this little better than a vehicle for a star who is going through the motions. Passes the time, but that’s about it.