🎬 Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Backfire

"Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged."

⭐ 4.8/10 1988 1h 33m Dir. Gilbert Cates

About this movie

Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.

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4.8/10 16 votes

Quick facts

Year
1988
Runtime
1h 33m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 4.8/10
Votes
16
Genre
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Thriller 🎭 Drama 🎭 Mystery 🎬 Gilbert Cates 👤 Karen Allen 👤 Keith Carradine 👤 Jeff Fahey
vietnam veteran murder inheritance

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Questions about Backfire

Backfire has a runtime of 1h 33m (1 hour and 33 minutes).
Backfire was directed by Gilbert Cates and released in 1988.
Backfire is a Thriller, Drama, Mystery film (1988).
The cast of Backfire includes Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey, Dean Paul Martin.
Backfire has a TMDB rating of 4.8/10 based on 16 votes.

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