# Ricochet (1991)

> A rising Los Angeles prosecutor becomes the target of a spectacularly vindictive criminal whose prison escape turns an old police encounter into a campaign of personal annihilation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4724

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama
- Director: Russell Mulcahy
- Cast: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay Wagner, Mary Ellen Trainor, Josh Evans, Victoria Dillard
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102789/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: intense, menacing, stylish, action movie night, 1990s crime marathon

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