No Way Out
Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?
Navy Lt.Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling.Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell.When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation.
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $36M
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21 billed performers
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Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
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Box Office & Release
No Way Out returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $36M
- Release date
- Aug 14, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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