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Witness

Witness

1985
112 min
Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Plot Summary

While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.

7.1
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.1
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Technical Details

112 min
Runtime
1985-02-08
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1985
Year
Genres
Crime Drama Romance Thriller

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User Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

8.0/10
Recent

**An action film mixed with a guided tour of an Amish community.** Here in Portugal, there are few religions other than the Catholic Church and there are no Amish, Mennonite or similar communities. Therefore, this curious religious community is an object of fascination for me and also of renunciation: to explain further, I radically disagree with their religious conceptions, I would never be part of such a religious congregation and, however, I find it fascinating, in today's world, the idea ...

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John Chard

John Chard

9.0/10
Recent

As 80s thrillers go it's pretty smart to say the least. The formula of this thriller (Drama) is not (was) new or even flag bearing as regards action set pieces and hide behind your hands suspense, yet it is still one of a kind for the genre and the decade it came from. The plot is a sizzler as it involves the central theme of outsiders who are considered outside of the mainstream norm. To have a thriller involving the Amish community not only brings into focus how different folks' beliefs ...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

When a young Amish boy "Samuel" (Lukas Haas) and his mum "Rachel" (Kelly McGillis) take a trip from their rural, largely agrarian, community into the big city he gets a little more than he bargained for - he witnesses the brutal murder of an undercover cop. The police decide the best way to protect him is to send him home to his family, accompanied by "John Book" (Harrison Ford), whist they await the trial. The perpetrators are on the hunt for him though, and it soon becomes clear that there is ...

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1985-02-08
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