Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Not part of a collection.
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
badelf
May 12, 2024 · via TMDB
It's a little bit long for the sole issue that the script deals with. Other than that, very well played by all the leads, and Stanley Lumet did a decent job with the limited material.
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
TCM
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Christine Lahti
Annie Pope
River Phoenix
Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope
Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant
Steven Hill
Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson
David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne Thigpen
Contact at Eldridge St.
Marcia Jean Kurtz
School Clerk
Sloane Shelton
Mrs. Phillips
Justine Johnston
Librarian
Herb Lovelle
Hospital Clerk
Bobo Lewis
Home Ec Teacher
Leila Danette
Maid
Michael Boatman
Spaulding
Jenny Lumet
Music Girl
Alice Drummond
Mrs. Powell
Donna Hanover
Reporter
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Julliard Woman
Angela Pietropinto
English Teacher
Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Lynette Bernay
Assistant Costume Designer
Mick O'Rourke
Stunt Double
Glen Trotiner
Additional Second Assistant Director
Sidney Lumet
Director
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Todd M. Thaler
Casting
Naomi Foner
Executive Producer
Amy Robinson
Producer
Griffin Dunne
Producer
Naomi Foner
Writer
I Am Here
Hec Tic Tac
The Wildman Massacre
Fearless Keys
Redituchil
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Se7en
Rear Window
Apocalypse Now
The Legend of 1900
Full Metal Jacket
The 400 Blows
Woman Meets Girl
The Space In Between
Left Hand
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sixth Sense
Blade Runner
Rope
Chinatown
Pan's Labyrinth
Platoon
Misery
Sardinia
Strangers on a Train
Primal Fear
The Holdovers
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Thelma & Louise
Mildred Pierce
American Gangster
Seven Pounds
JFK
Midnight Runners
True Romance
First Blood
The Bad Guys
Friendly Fire
The Fugitive
The Wave
The Insider
Dirty Harry
Ray
Midnight Express
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Blow
Valentin
Falling Down
The Piano
The Bourne Supremacy
Christiane F.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Good Boy
Good Morning, Vietnam
The Last Full Measure
The Piano Teacher
In the Mouth of Madness
Shoot the Piano Player
Crimson Tide
The Secret Agent
Bullitt
Shooter
Birdy
Enemy of the State
Compulsion
Starstruck
She Rides Shotgun
Born on the Fourth of July
The Post
The Circle
Mad Love
Colorado Territory
Rescue Dawn
Cold Mountain
Spy Game
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Bad Times at the El Royale
The Italian Job
Unthinkable
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Force Majeure
Woman on the Run
Hannibal
Marie Antoinette
Kuduz
Midway
City of Hope
The Sugarland Express
No Man of Her Own
The Pelican Brief
The Killer
Nowhere to Run
Gunman in the Streets
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Quiet American
Runaway
Desperate
The Secret Heart
Run Hide Fight
Hannibal Rising
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Replacement Killers
Uncommon Valor
Gardens of Stone
Land of Plenty
Cujo
I Died a Thousand Times
The '60s
The Net
Ned Kelly
Eddie Macon's Run
Breathless
All About the Benjamins
A Bright Shining Lie
Perfect Stranger
The Ring Two
Miss Nhung
Maestro
Young Bodies Heal Quickly
Ratter
Paradise for the Damned
Cobra Mission 2
Freelance
Autopsy
The Veteran
Passion and Romance: Ocean of Dreams
Passion
Mil Yardas
Apocalypse Retold!
Life in a Year
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Notorious
American Gangster
The Conversation
Richard Jewell
The Unforgivable
Love Everlasting
My Fault: London
Suite Française
Snowden
Patriots Day
The Mask of Dimitrios
Across the Universe
The Substitute
King Ivory
Pure Country
The Place Beyond the Pines
Endless Love
Step Up
The Parallax View
Romeo + Juliet
Human Desire
Pure Country 2: The Gift
The Parts You Lose
Breach
Save the Last Dance
The Burning Plain
The Wild One
F.I.S.T.
Convict
All the Money in the World
Ali and Nino
In Too Deep
Class of 1984
The History of Love
Ashes in the Snow
A Crooked Somebody
The Baker
Silverton Siege
Not Easily Broken
Winter's Tale
Salting the Battlefield
The Public Eye
Fire with Fire
Disappearing Acts
Blind
Inside Man
Limbo
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
The Limits of Control
Love Me Love Me
Maria's Lovers
Hickey & Boggs
The Quiller Memorandum
The Rookie
Killer Heat
A Score to Settle
Sep 7, 1988
Beekman Theatre
Sep 9, 1988
© 2025-2026 MovieNight. All rights reserved.
Versus
Sign in to play →
The Reckoning
2018
Despair Sessions
2015
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
Versus
Sign in to play →
The Reckoning
2018
Despair Sessions
2015
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
We use essential cookies to run MovieNight, plus analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense) cookies. By continuing to browse, you agree to this — or click No and we won't. See our Terms & Privacy Policy to learn more.