A Perfect World
“A convict. A cop. A hostage that will make one of them a hero.”
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
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Cast
33 people
Kevin Costner
Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Known for
Yellowstone
The Untouchables
Clint Eastwood
Chief Red Garnett
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Laura Dern
Sally Gerber
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
T.J. Lowther
Phillip 'Buzz' Perry
Known for
A Home of Our Own
Mad Love
Bradley Whitford
Bobby Lee
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Get Out
Keith Szarabajka
Terry Pugh
Known for
The Dark Knight
Argo
Leo Burmester
Tom Adler
Known for
The Abyss
The Last Temptation of Christ
Paul Hewitt
Dick Suttle
Known for
The Player
Ed
Ray McKinnon
Bradley
Known for
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Dopesick
Jennifer Griffin
Gladys Perry
Known for
Banshee
The Lying Game
Leslie Flowers
Naomi Perry
No other roles listed
Belinda Flowers
Ruth Perry
No other roles listed
Clint Eastwood Director · John Lee Hancock Writer Lennie Niehaus Composer
Worldwide gross $135M · Budget $30M · United States release November 24, 1993
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$135,100,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · November 24, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 24, 1993
Theatrical
Angola
December 9, 1993 · Theatrical
Argentina
December 9, 1993 · Theatrical
Australia
December 30, 1993 · Theatrical
Austria
January 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Colombia
December 25, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 21, 1994 · Theatrical
Ecuador
April 23, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Estonia
April 1, 1994 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 1993 · Theatrical
France
December 15, 1993 · Theatrical
April 14, 2024 · TV · Arte
August 23, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 6, 1994 · Theatrical
July 1, 1994 · Digital
July 9, 1994 · TV
April 14, 2024 · TV · Arte
August 23, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
December 18, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
March 24, 1994 · Theatrical
India
May 1, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 24, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
December 17, 1993 · Theatrical
Japan
December 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 15, 1994 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
December 16, 1993 · Theatrical
September 10, 2003 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
May 27, 2004 · TV · RTL 5
Norway
December 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Poland
April 29, 1994 · Theatrical
June 6, 2017 · TV
Portugal
December 17, 1993 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 15, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
December 17, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 10, 1993 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 7, 1994 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 27, 2003 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 24, 1993 · Theatrical
January 27, 2003 · Physical
Uruguay
January 1, 1994 · Theatrical
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