Striking Distance (1993)

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They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.

Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.

• Released: 1993-09-17
• Genres: Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 994 votes

Directed by Rowdy Herrington.

Top cast

• Bruce Willis as Tom Hardy
• Sarah Jessica Parker as Jo Christman
• Dennis Farina as Nick Detillo
• Tom Sizemore as Danny Detillo
• Brion James as Eddie Eiler
• Robert Pastorelli as Jimmy Detillo
• Timothy Busfield as Sacco
• John Mahoney as Vince Hardy
• Andre Braugher as District Attorney
• Tom Atkins as Uncle Fred

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Striking Distance

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; 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: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; 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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