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Desperate Measures (1998)

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1h 40min
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Synopsis

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

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Where does Desperate Measures rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Desperate Measures is 7202 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 11 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Never Been Kissed but less popular than Streamers.

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Cast

Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia

Frank Conner

Brian Cox
Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King
Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa
Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross
Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney
Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Keith Diamond
Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

Peter Weireter
Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

Steve Park
Steve Park

Dr. Gosha

Dennis Cockrum
Dennis Cockrum

Pelican Bay Head Guard

John C. Meier
John C. Meier

Rains, Cop shot in ER

Norman Howell
Norman Howell

Kellen, Burnt Cop

John Rottger
John Rottger

Trimble, Burnt Cop

Donna Keegan
Donna Keegan

Donna, Burning Nurse

Michael Shamus Wiles
Michael Shamus Wiles

Tough Inmate

Scott Colomby
Scott Colomby

Patrol Cop

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