Hide in Plain Sight

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Hide in Plain Sight

PG,

1980,

1h 38m,

Crime/

Drama

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80%

5 Reviews

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48%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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5 Reviews

48%

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Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie (Barbara Rae), has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese (Robert Viharo). When Scolese agrees to testify against his former Mafia bosses, the state puts him in the witness protection program along with Ruthie and the two children she shares with Tom. Trouble is, Tom has no idea where they've gone, and, since no one will tell him, he's forced to seek them out on his own.

Danny King

Village Voice

May 18, 2018

For the most part, Caan sustains an appealing observational approach, and also evinces an exceptional range in his stylistic moves.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

This movie isn't a study of an uptight guy; it's a human story of a father looking for his children. Why allow irrelevant acting stratagems to distract us from the heart of the story?

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Feb 2, 2023

3/4

...a slow-moving yet mostly intriguing drama...

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jul 10, 2017

B-

.A heart-felt and inspiring melodrama thanks to the power of the haunting true incident."

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Jan 29, 2004

Hide in Plain Sight raises some important questions about the rights of individuals in the face of arbitrary institutional policies.

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Kylo W

May 31, 2018

James Caan directed and stars in this true story of a man searching for his missing children.

George S

Jul 2, 2017

I'm not sure I ever knew that James Caan directed a film, but he did and it's "Hide in Plain Sight." The story is about a father, Caan, who's ex-wife, Jill Eikenberry, goes into the witness protection program and takes her children with her. Caan then spends the rest of the film trying to find his children. That set-up has potential, but the film is so slow moving that it never really grabbed me, although I will give Caan and Eikenberry credit for giving sincere performances. Kenneth McMillan and Danny Aiello also appear.

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James Caan

Thomas Hacklin

Jill Eikenberry

Alisa

Robert Viharo

Jack Scolese

Joe Grifasi

Matty Stanke

Barbara Rae

Ruthie Hacklin

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Synopsis

Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie (Barbara Rae), has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese (Robert Viharo). When Scolese agrees to testify against his former Mafia bosses, the state puts him in the witness protection program along with Ruthie and the two children she shares with Tom. Trouble is, Tom has no idea where they've gone, and, since no one will tell him, he's forced to seek them out on his own.

Director: James Caan
Producer: Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Spencer Eastman
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 38m

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