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D.O.A.

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Also known as D.O.A. - Dead on Arrival

1988 film by Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel

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6.3

Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.

Released: 1988-03-1896 minDir: Annabel JankelMystery, ThrillerBox office: $12.7M

Cast

  • Dennis Quaid as Dexter Cornell
  • Meg Ryan as Sydney Fuller
  • Charlotte Rampling as Mrs. Fitzwaring
  • Daniel Stern as Hal Petersham
  • Jane Kaczmarek as Gail Cornell
  • Christopher Neame as Bernard

Themes

  • race against time
  • toxication
  • literature professor
  • culprit
  • relationship
  • divorce
  • glue
  • woman director
  • stealing manuscript

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

11,674 votes

Year
1988
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Mystery, Thriller

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
D.O.A.
Director
Rocky Morton
Cast member
Robin Johnson
Composer
Chaz Jankel
Producer
Laura Ziskin
Narrative location
Texas
Filming location
New Orleans
Duration
96
FilmAffinity ID
674376
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1989-04-13
film editor
Raja Gosnell
title
D.O.A.
distributed by
Netflix
review score
62%
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