Absolute Power (1997)

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Corrupts absolutely.

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.

• Released: 1997-02-14
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
• Runtime: 2h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,298 votes

Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Top cast

• Clint Eastwood as Luther Whitney
• Gene Hackman as President Richmond
• Ed Harris as Seth Frank
• Laura Linney as Kate Whitney
• Judy Davis as Gloria Russell
• Scott Glenn as Bill Burton
• Dennis Haysbert as Tim Collin
• E.G. Marshall as Walter Sullivan
• Melora Hardin as Christy Sullivan
• Kenneth Welsh as Sandy Lord

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Absolute Power

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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