The Real McCoy (1993)

100 min · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film

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Directors

Russell Mulcahy

Cast

Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Terence Stramp, Gailard Sartain, Zach English, Raynor Scheine, Andy Stahl, David Dwyer, Nick Searcy, Deborah Hobart, Marc Macaulay

The story

Karen McCoy, a renowned bank robber, is released from prison after serving six years and resolves to lead a law-abiding life. Upon returning home, she discovers that her ex-husband has told their young son, Patrick, that she died, further complicating her efforts to reconnect with him. Despite her determination to go straight, Karen is subjected to harassment from her corrupt parole officer, Gary Buckner, and faces difficulty securing honest employment.

Catalogue themes and tags

Absent Mother, Bank Robber, Bankeinbruch, Betrug, Blackmail, Challenge, Child kidnapping, Con, Culprit, Cunning, Dollar, Enführung, Ex-Con, Exgattin, Flüchtige Verbrecher, Gang of Thieves, Gefängnis, Geld, Gelddieb, Greed, Jewelry Heist, Kampf, Kampf um Existens, Kidnap victim, Kriminalfälle, Loss of Mother, Master Thief, Maternal Role, Mother, Mother Son Relationship, Motherly Love, Parole, Perfect Crime, Probation Assistant, Prosecution, Raub, Release from prison, Safe Cracker, Schlägerei, Showdown, Site of Crime, Snitch, Son, Suspended Sentence, Tresor, Vault, Verbrecherin, Verlust des Sohnes, Women's Prison, häftlinge, vater, vater-sohn, verrat, Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Action

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film

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