Striking Distance
“They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.”
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
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Cast
37 people
Bruce Willis
Tom Hardy
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jo Christman
Known for
Sex and the City
Hocus Pocus 2
Dennis Farina
Nick Detillo
Known for
Snatch
Saving Private Ryan
Tom Sizemore
Danny Detillo
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Brion James
Eddie Eiler
Known for
Blade Runner
The Fifth Element
Robert Pastorelli
Jimmy Detillo
Known for
Dances with Wolves
Eraser
Timothy Busfield
Sacco
Known for
For Life
Field of Dreams
John Mahoney
Vince Hardy
Known for
Frasier
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Andre Braugher
District Attorney
Known for
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Mist
Tom Atkins
Uncle Fred
Known for
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
The Fog
Mike Hodge
Captain Penderman
Known for
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Blue Steel
Jodi Long
Kim Lee
Known for
Dash & Lily
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Rowdy Herrington Director · Marty Kaplan Writer Brad Fiedel Composer
Worldwide gross $77M · Budget $30M · United States release September 17, 1993
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$77,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Arnon Milchan Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Three Rivers
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 17, 1993
Theatrical
Australia
January 13, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 13, 1994 · Theatrical
June 8, 2009 · Physical
Denmark
January 7, 1994 · Theatrical
France
January 12, 1994 · Theatrical
February 7, 1995 · Physical · VHS
October 20, 1998 · Physical · DVD
June 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 15, 2020 · Digital
December 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
August 29, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
January 20, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
May 26, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 6, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
April 2, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 21, 1994 · Theatrical
December 17, 2001 · TV · V8
July 9, 2009 · Physical · DVD
July 21, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Slovakia
September 13, 1996 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
December 24, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 8, 1994 · Theatrical
June 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
April 15, 1994 · Theatrical
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