Film

Eraser 1996

Directed by Chuck Russell

  • Action, Mystery, Thriller
  • 115 min
  • R

He will erase your past to protect your future.

Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity, must protect a moving target who stands to uncover a conspiracy that could shift the balance of power in the world forever.

ActionMysteryThrillerhitmanhostagetraitornew identitywitnesswitness protectionarms dealertreasondeceptionu.s. marshalbetrayalconspiracy

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  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige

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