The Presidio (1988)

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He didn't want to share the murder investigation. There's no way he's going to share his daughter.

Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.

• Released: 1988-06-10
• Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 384 votes

Directed by Peter Hyams.

Top cast

• Sean Connery as Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
• Mark Harmon as Jay Austin
• Meg Ryan as Donna Caldwell
• Jack Warden as Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
• Mark Blum as Arthur Peale
• Dana Gladstone as Col. Paul Lawrence
• Jenette Goldstein as Patti Jean Lynch
• Marvin J. McIntyre as MP Zeke
• Don Calfa as Howard Buckely
• John DiSanti as Det. Marvin Powell

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Presidio

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; 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, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; 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: 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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