7 Score

1999 • 2h 6min • R • Adventure, Thriller, Drama

Limbo

"The only thing more dangerous than death...is survival."

Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo and her troubled teen-age daughter enter Joe’s life. Both mother and daughter fall for Joe, increasing the friction between them. The tension continues to build when Joe invites them on a pleasure cruise up the Alaskan coast, discovering too late that the trip may cost them their lives.

IMDb 7.0

RT 72%

MC 68

Director

John Sayles

Writer

John Sayles

Composer

Mason Daring

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Donna De Angelo

David Strathairn

Joe Gastineau

Vanessa Martinez

Noelle De Angelo

Kris Kristofferson

Smilin' Jack

Casey Siemaszko

Bobby Gastineau

Kathryn Grody

Frankie

Rita Taggart

Lou

Leo Burmester

Harmon King

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Donna De Angelo

David Strathairn Joe Gastineau

Vanessa Martinez Noelle De Angelo

Kris Kristofferson Smilin' Jack

Casey Siemaszko Bobby Gastineau

Kathryn Grody Frankie

Rita Taggart Lou

Leo Burmester Harmon King

Michael Laskin Albright

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