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Against All Odds (1984)
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Alex Karras
Runtime121 min
RatingR
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Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in desperate need of money. Crooked nightclub owner and bookie Jake Wise offers Terry a hefty sum to go to Mexico and find his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler. Terry cannot turn the offer down. When Terry locates Jessie, the two fall in love. Terry reports that he failed to find her, but Jake sends someone else. Terry and Jessie's love must endure unexpected twists.
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Against All Odds from 1984 is a thrilling crime drama directed by Taylor Hackford that features standout performances from stars like Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward. With its blend of genre elements and romantic intrigue, it offers an engaging cinematic experience for fans of complex, character-driven stories.
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Against All Odds is a 1984 American neo noir romantic thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods alongside Jane Greer, Alex Karras, Richard Widmark and Dorian Harewood. The film is an adaptation of the 1946 novel Build My Gallows High by Daniel Mainwaring. The novel was previously adapted as Out of the Past (1947), a film in which Greer played the femme fatale. The film's plot is about an aging American football star who is hired by a mobster to find his girlfriend.
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