Patriot Games

Patriot Games

Not for honor. Not for country. For his wife and child.

R 1992 · 117 min · ★ 6.7 (2K) · Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.

Directed by Phillip Noyce · Written by Donald E. Stewart

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