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Eraser

1996
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 55m
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Directed by:
Chuck Russell Chuck Russell
Written by:
Walon Green Tony Puryear Michael S. Chernuchin
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Starring:
James Coburn James Coburn Joe Viterelli Joe Viterelli Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger James Cromwell James Cromwell Robert Pastorelli Robert Pastorelli James Caan James Caan Melora Walters Melora Walters Patrick Kilpatrick Patrick Kilpatrick John Slattery John Slattery Ben Shenkman Ben Shenkman Danny Nucci Danny Nucci Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams
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Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Action
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Russian
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Eraser

1996
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 55m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 28 Apr 2020
78
40th
Dat plane scene tho.
Rated 28 Apr 2020
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 07 Oct 2018
55
18th
So there's these railguns right and Arnold works alone okay but he has to recruit Italian gangsters to fight the C.I.A. because the U.S. government... wouldn't buy the railguns (what?) so the Russians and an alligator want in and this is all tough for Arnold's character because he works alone and he's very vocal about that so it kills him to ask some chubby goombah to help him out but the bad guy is James Caan so it makes sense to have him whacked by the mafia - spoilers - and there's railguns.
Rated 07 Oct 2018
paxtonPaxton
Rated 19 Mar 2017
65
48th
It's like The Negotiator if The Negotiator was a Witness Protection Specialist. It's like The Firm if The Firm was The Witness Protection Program. It's like Anaconda if Jennifer Lopez's big line was, "You're luggage."
Rated 19 Mar 2017
overratedoverrated
Rated 14 Jan 2010
43
37th
The beginning of the long downward spiral to governing California.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 22 Mar 2007
54
22nd
The action sequences in Eraser are good but the overall plot structure is stupid and unfulfilling.
Rated 22 Mar 2007
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 12 Jun 2020
79
59th
Really a case of it is what it is: Arnie blowing shit up real good - the movie works best when it leans into that philosophy (providing him with a CGI heavy, but undeniably effective airborne action scene which ranks with his best). Falters when it dabbles in tech-heavy conspiracy stuff (Cromwell's "one scene wonder" is a strange addition), and arguably dissipates some tension by revealing the baddie too early (and deflating some of the effectiveness of the baddie's performance). Still good fun.
Rated 12 Jun 2020
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
25th
Oh Arnold. I can't give you a failing review, you're just too awesome. This movie is really mediocre though.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 14 Feb 2007
6
55th
This movie has so many great one liners. The plot is pretty stupid but it's a must see for any arnold fan
Rated 14 Feb 2007
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 12 Oct 2009
45
24th
By no means a good movie, but it does have the most over-the-top Arnie-action set piece in his glorious career: The airplane escape scene!
Rated 12 Oct 2009
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 06 Apr 2024
55
56th
This movie is weird to me because while it has some amazing individual scenes of peak Arnold it's also holistically a lot weaker than most of his filmography. Doesn't have nearly as much bombastic and funny one-liners as Commando, lacks the cool premise and solid pacing of Total Recall, nowhere near as much character as Terminator, etc. This is Arnold at his most blandest. But Arnold is not a bland man, and even in bland roles he can still be at least mildly entertaining.
Rated 06 Apr 2024
djrossdjross
Rated 01 Nov 2008
25
7th
Low quality action film with a superficial paranoia theme.
Rated 01 Nov 2008
grimsoothgrimsooth
Rated 14 Aug 2007
26
11th
The following attempt at a glib remark is better than this movie: I wish my brain had an Eraser for this movie.
You've been warned.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 24 Oct 2008
2
33rd
An aggressively mediocre action film that telegraphs all of its punches.
Rated 24 Oct 2008
johnshaftjohnshaft
Rated 04 Jul 2009
60
25th
Entertaining but uninspired Arnie action film.
Rated 04 Jul 2009
scribScrib
Rated 23 Jun 2022
60
31st
Adequate Arnie outing with some fun setpieces. The alligator scene is great.
Rated 23 Jun 2022
actionbergActionberg
Rated 18 Apr 2008
40
11th
You're luggage.
Rated 18 Apr 2008
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 16 Aug 2017
35
17th
This generic forgettable action flick manages to keep its fun factor on for the majority of its duration, albeit only marginally above a passable level. The set piece with the airplane is very Bond-esque over-the-top, which makes for an unexpected highlight of the film. A few one-lines, a trio of Italian mafia and a couple of other action sequences make for a watchable and entertaining-enough nineties action ride. Chances are I will have forgotten it by tomorrow.
Rated 16 Aug 2017
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 21 Nov 2007
15
4th
Arnold's worst movie. Yes, even worse than Jingle All the Way and Last Action Hero.
Rated 21 Nov 2007
alex_wsAlex WS
Rated 19 Jan 2013
46
23rd
No, this isn't all that.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
pigletPiglet
Rated 17 Jun 2009
60
29th
Vanessa Williams is a poor actress, as is Arnold, so it's up to the effects and the rest of the action to save this movie. Happens to some degree, but not enough.
Rated 17 Jun 2009
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 25 May 2012
52
14th
Even bad Arnie is still Arnie. "Youar luggage."
Rated 25 May 2012
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 24 Mar 2016
50
18th
A film in which Schwarzenegger is injured multiple times and then is totally fine in the next scene, almost as though the filmmakers forgot he's not playing a robot in this one.
Rated 24 Mar 2016
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 04 Sep 2022
65
65th
hilarious
Rated 04 Sep 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 28 May 2007
5
20th
This movie = my childhood
Rated 28 May 2007
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 08 Apr 2010
75
74th
Underrated.
Rated 08 Apr 2010
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 04 Jun 2007
32
23rd
classic arnold
Rated 04 Jun 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 21 Oct 2012
45
4th
That one scene in the zoo is pretty great. Otherwise it's just explosions tied together with a threadbare plot and terrible one liners. Also laser guns, those are kind of cool.
Rated 21 Oct 2012
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 27 Feb 2022
60
10th
Viewed January 19, 2022. I’d guess that Eraser’s mixture of broad action and even broader comedy was an attempt to replicate the success of True Lies. This doesn’t quite pull it off, but the images endure — at one point, Arnold fights an alligator, and there’s a long and honestly pretty awesome skydiving scene that borders on slapstick — and the left-field addition of a heavily stereotypical mobster character in the film’s second half is admirably weird.
Rated 27 Feb 2022
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 22 Sep 2010
43
12th
If you like Arnold this was pretty standard 90's fare for him.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
scurryscurry
Rated 24 Jan 2008
55
67th
I enjoy this far more than I'm supposed to. Arnold as Arnold, and everything else is exactly the way it's supposed to be, no, has to be.
Rated 24 Jan 2008
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 16 Feb 2009
3
74th
Not as fun as some of his stuff, but it provides enough laughs--though not all of them intentional, at least I think.
Rated 16 Feb 2009
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 11 Sep 2015
90
39th
John Kruger(Arnold)is a US Marshal trained for the witness protection program, here specializing in erasing people's identities by faking deaths so that they can start fresh after testifying against dangerous criminals. And he's the best guy in the game So when Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams) duplicates incriminating files against her defense company for the FBI revealing the black market sales of hi-tech weaponry she quickly and unexpectedly finds herself under Kruger's watchful eye.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
deredere
Rated 05 Feb 2008
50
24th
Has Arnold, minimum of fifty points
Rated 05 Feb 2008
manhattaManhatta
Rated 05 Jan 2008
38
16th
The Governor of California fights Crocodiles.
Rated 05 Jan 2008
aviescaaviesca
Rated 25 Jan 2011
65
18th
There are only two reasons why it would be ok to watch this movie: 1) You want to build up on Schwarzenegger-phrase-repertoire to quote while drunk 2) You find green-futuristic super powerful bullets exciting
Rated 25 Jan 2011
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 17 Apr 2018
80
76th
Very underappreciated Arnie flick that takes a really neat and kinda clever idea and makes it into a satisfyingly dumb action film with a surprisingly good performance by The Austrian Oak himself.
Rated 17 Apr 2018
cidrickCidrick
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
21st
Another Arnold flick. Not as good as True Lies, but definitely better than End of Days.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
yiannosYiannos
Rated 19 Mar 2018
43
10th
Generic and predictable Arnie flick arrived at the tail end of his superstar period, just before Batman and Robin led to his downfall. By 1996 he had exhausted his screen persona, and Eraser makes no attempt to break the formula. He plays a wise cracking tough guy who must kill the bad guys and protect a witness played by Williams, a beautiful bore. Aside from a ridiculous scene with CGI crocodiles, Eraser is just an overblown collection of stale warmed over cliches reheated repeatedly.
Rated 19 Mar 2018
webdwwebdw
Rated 01 Sep 2007
70
58th
A pretty good movie. It has action, a reasonable plot and a good ending - for those who like justice to prevail. Vanessa Williams was surprisingly good. The climactic ending is overdone by two but...
Rated 01 Sep 2007
spookyjonspookyjon
Rated 07 Jan 2007
4
1st
rail guns lolz
Rated 07 Jan 2007
murravenerMurravener
Rated 02 Mar 2007
69
19th
While it is easy to confuse with the other millions of action movies he has done, this one isn't bad either although it's just ok.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 04 Sep 2010
34
34th
#90s#, popcorn, story, A Schwarzenegger
Rated 04 Sep 2010
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Mar 2007
76
72nd
Over-the-top action scenes abound in another Schwarzenegger shoot-em-up. It's plenty fun.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 02 Nov 2013
5
30th
Eraser was the beginning of the end of Arnold Schwarzenegger's action hero glory days. Potentially it could of been a decent action flick, but a stupidly contrived plot and awful CG do the film no justice. James Caan gives a reasonable performance but Vanessa Williams is an annoyingly poor actress. The set pieces are beyond ridiculous but thoroughly enjoyable none the less. Ultimately it does what it says on the tin and Arnold does what he does best. Blows stuff up. And not much else matters.
Rated 02 Nov 2013
redactedredacted
Rated 18 Oct 2013
35
11th
Cromwell turned up for his part, the rest falls in the plothole-schlock category in a roller-coaster of audience-engagement. The parachute sequence is a highlight, on another level, so are the several scene's in which Arnold extends his acting range into attempting tenderness.
Rated 18 Oct 2013
mrhappyMr.Happy
Rated 24 May 2014
68
21st
When I rate a film 75 and higher it usually means it's worth watching, not lower than 65 means it's watchable. This pretty much illustrates what I think about the film, it's a stereotypical kinda film, a few nice action scenes, a couple of good Schwarzenegger punchlines, convincing character but cheesy story line. Not top notch entertainment, I'd advice other action movies, leave this one be.
Rated 24 May 2014
tma1tma1
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
41st
Decent action flick. Plus, it has the rail cannon.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 05 Jun 2010
2
50th
arnie with a rail gun owns
Rated 05 Jun 2010
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
15th
Dumb, da dumb dumb dumb.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
leo_pardLeo Pard
Rated 07 Feb 2012
70
34th
"Souriez, vous venez d'être effacé."
Rated 07 Feb 2012
nobletNoblet
Rated 07 Nov 2010
49
24th
It's a perfectly made cheesy Schwarzenegger action movie. Ridiculous action, stupid one-liners, silly set-pieces. a villain that kinda looks like Dick Cheney. bad CG animals, and an elite Italian stereotype action squad. I had a blast watching it with a friend.
Rated 07 Nov 2010
hankhank
Rated 19 Jul 2008
60
22nd
Arnold. Rail-gun. It's like terminator, but he's not a machine.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
42
4th
Same old, so-so, Arnold adventure.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
45th
An entertaining Arnie movie. Not his best, not his worst.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 22 Aug 2007
20
21st
ok
Rated 22 Aug 2007
hazelhawkshazelhawks
Rated 25 Aug 2010
69
64th
Rewatched. Considered a throwback to 80's action flicks when it came out - eschews the irony of True Lies and Last Action Hero in favor of old-fashioned straight-faced action absurdity - Arnold's "I work alone" for the US Marshals Service is too funny. Nowhere near perfect, but has plenty of scenes, both exciting and funny, that got me through the goofy plot. Pastorelli looks to be having the time of his life - he, Williams, and Arnold make for an engaging watch.
Rated 25 Aug 2010
philamentalphilamental
Rated 25 Aug 2016
65
46th
Haven't seen for years. Placeholder score until I can rewatch
Rated 25 Aug 2016
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
47
12th
I mean, it's Schwarzenegger, but this is one of his worst films. And I'm a fan of Arnie.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 28 Nov 2009
15
5th
When the crocodiles in your movie go "Rrraaaauuuuuuuuwwwrrr!!!" it's in trouble.
Rated 28 Nov 2009
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
56
34th
Above average action movie with Arnold being a tough guy who beats up, blows up or shoots tons of bad guys. If you want a decent action movie without any real concern for a great plot then check this out.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
synthonosynthono
Rated 22 Sep 2012
70
18th
It's fine? It's predictable and uninspired, sure, and the electric guitar on the soundtrack is amusingly dated, and at one point someone tries to fly into Arnold with a big jet, but I'm not sure there's anything that wrong with it. The performances are good enough, the stunts functional, the direction competent. It doesn't do anything that wrong, it doesn't do anything that right, it's merely okay. It is, without question, a movie you can watch.
Rated 22 Sep 2012
prismaticPrismatic
Rated 26 Nov 2009
15
0th
Arnie's worst.
Rated 26 Nov 2009
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 12 Jul 2022
60
21st
Goofy, predictable, and derivative, but still moderately entertaining.
Rated 12 Jul 2022
glm01glm01
Rated 27 May 2015
50
10th
49.500
Rated 27 May 2015
draven88draven88
Rated 05 Jul 2009
85
24th
i want a railgun !
Rated 05 Jul 2009
q6xhckQ6xHck
Rated 30 Nov 2008
50
4th
Pants
Rated 30 Nov 2008
zangZang
Rated 15 Jan 2009
30
11th
Exciting but not-well done. Silly science
Rated 15 Jan 2009
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 24 Oct 2016
50
21st
.... apparently you just cannot kill Arnie with an X-ray sighted rail gun firing eclectromagnetic pulses, but it seems to deal with bad guys extremely effectively ... it should be renamed the "Off the rails" gun. This film is ludicrous from start to finish. Predictable, Corny, Stupid, and really, not THAT much fun to make up for it. With such a potentially decent cast, I am not sure how Chuck Russell made such a dogs dinner of this.
Rated 24 Oct 2016
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 07 Dec 2006
41
34th
Sadly, the end of the AH-nuld days.
Rated 07 Dec 2006
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 26 Jul 2009
69
48th
Some of the best mindless action
Rated 26 Jul 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
60
13th
Amusing
Rated 26 Jan 2009
coheedCoheed
Rated 22 Dec 2009
50
23rd
An exceptionally dumb Schwarzenegger film. And in a world where most mainstream cinema is actually bland and catered to the widest audiences possible (and pleasing no one) though, back then as well as now, films like this may be bad but are still great entertainment if you find the silliness in them.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
jjmawakenjjmawaken
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
51st
This was a good action movie. Not a ton to say about it but it is good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
silencersilencer
Rated 14 Aug 2007
34
6th
Standard, predictable action movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tantricmantantricman
Rated 18 Aug 2007
50
12th
Almost went unnoticed by me, and I used to love Arnie films. Average.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 14 Mar 2010
50
12th
This is a completely generic action vehicle with a poor director at the helm of things. It's difficult to understand why Arnold chose to do this as he was still pretty popular and probably could have signed on to anything he wanted to. This film really started the Arnold decline.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 31 Jul 2009
50
21st
Arnie was pretty much all played out by the time he made this one. There are much better Arnie movies out there.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 29 Sep 2008
75
72nd
Enjoyable hokum. Dumb but then hey, it's Arnie! I don't expect anything else
Rated 29 Sep 2008
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
55
44th
Arnie erases some shit. Simple as...
Rated 01 Aug 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 06 Jan 2009
47
46th
Typical Arnold movie.
Rated 06 Jan 2009
jerrybeckjerrybeck
Rated 24 May 2023
58
69th
Solid 90s action movie even if its high on absurdity. Caan was solid villain and some pretty memorable scenes.
Rated 24 May 2023
councillorCouncillor
Rated 23 Jan 2009
11
8th
He kills the bad guys at the end.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
bojanpopicbojanpopic
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
13th
Bad movie, but if you see it as a harmless fun, it can entertain you for a night.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
robinmayRobinMay
Rated 15 Aug 2008
15
16th
I wish I could "eraser" this out of my head. Get it? "Eraser" this out of my head... Nevermind.
Rated 15 Aug 2008
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 22 Oct 2019
80
90th
Very good movie. As bad guys here develop a mass hand weapon of mass destruction. Arnold needs to put a stop to them.
Rated 22 Oct 2019
bbbdBBBD
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
72nd
If you're an Arnold fan, you'll like this movie. The "If you let me go now, I promise not to kill you." scene is the best. Recommended for anyone whose belt buckle is a throwing dagger in disguise.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
magbMagb
Rated 16 Dec 2006
40
10th
A perfect mix of eerieness, gloom, dread, surrealism, ingenious symbolism and dark humor, with frightening visuals, an ominous, industrial soundtrack, and... oh wait... I was talking about a different film. This is a dumb action movie.
Rated 16 Dec 2006
joshk84joshk84
Rated 26 Oct 2007
52
20th
This movie was a good idea, but the entire thing turned out to be quite pathetic.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
43rd
Satisfactory actioner.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Feb 2007
25
6th
Poor.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
hiromiyamotohiromiyamoto
Rated 16 Jan 2017
40
9th
I actually had the computer game of this on CD-ROM back in the day. Actually, maybe it was on floppies? All I remember was we could never get it running on our old Compudyne 386.
Rated 16 Jan 2017
kojilessKojiless
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
75th
I so wanted a rail gun after watching this...until I learned that they didn't come with x-ray vision. Arnold should have spared the croc and made luggage out of Vanessa Williams.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cheesebadgerCheesebadger
Rated 07 Aug 2007
44
15th
Not horrible, but pretty goddamn bad.
Rated 07 Aug 2007
ericamblerericambler
Rated 10 Mar 2018
55
19th
"Unmemorable" should never be a word used to describe an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, but ERASER comes perilously close to it. The star's charisma is still there, but the film uses it in strange ways, saddling him with generic adversaries and more-annoying-than-helpful allies. The lone exception is chief baddie James Caan, whose unapologetically disdainful tone is most appropriate for the material. And while EMP railguns are cool in theory, they're not nearly as impressive in practice.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 27 Mar 2007
30
8th
Just sheer mindless violence without any real point.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 12 Jul 2007
83
31st
Really cheesy. Not really good enough to make up for it.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 08 Jan 2012
40
14th
4- might want to skip this one
Rated 08 Jan 2012
mennowomennowo
Rated 30 Aug 2011
67
14th
Bad, but in a bad-ass way. Good to watch for fun!
Rated 30 Aug 2011
chompaChompa
Rated 15 Jan 2008
48
2nd
Ouch...
Rated 15 Jan 2008
iamdwgIamdwg
Rated 10 Jul 2020
70
35th
ERASER is a movie I remembered watching a few times on TV and really enjoying it, but rewatching it now is just corn city - and one that doesn't even understand what an "EMP" is. But hey, it's Arnold Schwarzenegger, and because of that...it's fun to it's own degree. Biased: 76% | Unbiased: 64% | Predicted: 66%
Rated 10 Jul 2020

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