Out of Sight (1998)
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A career bank robber and a U.S. Marshal find themselves in an unexpected alliance after a prison break.
The story
After being released from prison, career bank robber Jack Foley finds himself in a precarious situation. While attempting to navigate his life on the outside, he becomes entangled with a variety of criminals and a high-stakes heist involving a cache of uncut diamonds. His path crosses with U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco, who is tasked with hunting down the fugitives. The narrative follows the tense, shifting dynamics between the two as they navigate a series of clandestine meetings and dangerous maneuvers in the wake of a prison escape, forcing them into an uneasy and complicated proximity.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film follows Jack Foley, a career bank robber who, after being released from prison, attempts to secure a job from a wealthy criminal named Richard Ripley. After a failed attempt to rob a bank, Foley escapes from a Florida prison during a breakout, where he encounters U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco. The two are forced into a shared journey as they move toward a heist in Detroit to steal a cache of diamonds hidden in Ripley's home. Along the way, they share a romantic night, and the plot involves various complications with other criminals, including a ruthless man named Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller. Ultimately, the heist leads to a confrontation where Foley is captured by Sisco. The film ends with Foley and Sisco being transported together, with Foley realizing Sisco intentionally arranged for them to be together.
- First release year
- 1998
- Runtime (minutes)
- 123
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Steven Soderbergh
- Writers
- Scott Frank · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- George Clooney · Jack Foley; Jennifer Lopez · Karen Sisco; Ving Rhames · Buddy; Don Cheadle · Glenn; Dennis Farina · Chino; Albert Brooks · Richard Ripley; Michael Keaton · Ray Nicolette
- Genres
- crime comedy; action comedy
- Themes
- Identity; Fate
- Tone and mood
- witty; sexy; dry wit
- Setting
- Florida, Detroit, and Miami.
- Premise and plot tags
- heist; prison escape; romance
- Source material / true-story basis
- Elmore Leonard's 1996 novel
- Reception
- The film received universal acclaim and was praised for its witty, sexy, and entertaining narrative, as well as the performances of its lead actors.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 94% · scale: percentage · review count: 103; Metacritic · score: 84 · scale: 100 · review count: 30
- Awards and nominations
- Edgar Award · Best Screenplay · Won; National Society of Film Critics · Best Film · Won; National Society of Film Critics · Best Director · Won; National Society of Film Critics · Best Screenplay · Won; Academy Award · Best Adapted Screenplay · Nominated; Academy Award · Best Film Editing · Nominated
- Production trivia
- The film was the first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and George Clooney.; The character Ray Nicolette also appears in Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch.; The film was included in the Motion Picture Editors Guild's list of the best-edited films of all time.
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