Next of Kin

Movie

1989

1h 48m

English

Adventure, Action

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5.8

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Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.

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Next of Kin

Movie

1989

1h 48m

English

Adventure, Action

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Rent From $3.49

Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.

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Cast

Truman Gates

Briar Gates

Joey Rosselin

Jessie Gates

Willy Simpson

Gerald Gates

Harold

John Isabella

Frank

Rhino

Leo

Paulie

Lawrence Isabella

Tony Antonelli

Zimmer

David Jenkins

De Witt

Hollis

Selkirk

Tolbert

Pierce

Snakeman

Grandpa

Patsy-Ruth

Charlene

Directed By: John Irvin

Written By: Michael Jenning

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KurtMoney says...

6 years ago

You know for such a stacked cast and the promise of backwoods justice this movie disappoints. Too boring and takes Swayze way too long to do the good stuff. I sure do love me some Michael J Pollard though. What an odd duck! So good in everything.

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Ragnar Danneskjöld says...

2 years ago

Matching up the two groups in America you really don't want to cross: Appalachian Hillbillies and Italian Mafioso. They don't forgive, forget or forego any insult. This movie could have been developed into much more than it eventually became. A decent film that could have been more.

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John Chard

4 years ago

Appalachian Clan vS. The Chicago Mob

Patrick Swayze stars in an action revenge thriller in the same year that he also made Road House, the following year he made Ghost, these were two years after he had made a sensual splash with Dirty Dancing. Thus it's safe to say that Patrick did not pigeon ho More

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JPRetana

2 years ago

Like its hero, Next of Kin is an anomaly — a thriller about a family feud between hillbillies and wiseguys that brings together Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and Ben Stiller.
Truman Gates (Swayze) is as elusive a cryptid as the Frozen Caveman Lawyer; born and More

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Mark Raven

6 years ago

Well, without reviewing the entire movie I will suggest this. Liam Neeson, God love him, should never again do a movie with a hillbilly accent.

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