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Romancing the Stone (1984)

Romancing the Stone
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Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau ... (see more)

A repressed romance novelist travels to Colombia to uncover the mystery behind her sister's disappearance. Once there, she meets up with a rough-and-tumble American adventurer whom she hires to help her in her search. The two embark on an adventure involving a valuable gem and some dastardly villian... (read more)

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PG, 106 min.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Release Date: Mar 30, 1984
DVD Release Date: Aug 14, 2001

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1 day ago
Contains the very best "first kiss" on the planet!!
2 days ago
Lots of shootouts, great dialogue (with the exception of Kathleen Turner's lines), romance in beautiful Columbia, a crazy drug dealer with an awesome Ford pickup, one truly evil bad guy, and Danny DeVito getting constantly beat up and rolled around. ... (read more)
2 days ago
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner are Very Good together as actors in this movie.
8 days ago
The poor man's Indiana Jones.
18 days ago
Entertaining adventure. I didn't care for the blood and guns though...and the romance between Jack and Joan was entirely unconvincing. I didn't feel very drawn into the story.

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1896 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
After all the Raiders rip-offs, it's fun to find an adventure film that deserves the comparison, that has the same spirit and sense of humor.
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