Witness Protection

"When the mob wants you dead there's only one place to hide..."

1999 1h 45m EN

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6.3

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60%

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6.2

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 40🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes★6.2IMDB · 2,444

DramaCrimeTV Movie

Synopsis

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Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to join the Federal Witness Protection Program, which means that he, his wife, and his children will never again see their friends and family.

“When the mob wants you dead there's only one place to hide...”

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Cast

Forest Whitaker
Steven Beck
Tom Sizemore
Bobby Batton
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Cindy Batton
Shawn Hatosy
Sean Batton
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Suzie Batton
William Sadler
Sharp
Jim Metzler
Jim Cutler
Greg Pitts
Duffy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Pearce
Writers: Daniel Therriault, Daniel Therriault, Robert Sabbag
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Pearce, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Forest Whitaker and Tom Sizemore and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the mob wants you dead there's only one place to hide...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0191655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Richard Pearce directs. Fred Murphy behind the camera. Cliff Eidelman scores. Lisa Fruchtman cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Richard Pearce, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lisa Fruchtman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Forest Whitaker and Tom Sizemore and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When the mob wants you dead there's only one place to hide...".
7IMDB entry: tt0191655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.