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Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

Aug 2, 1978
126 min
CrimeActionDrama
6.5/ 10
70 votes

Overview

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

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TMDB
6.5/10
70 votes
IMDB
6.7/10
3,378 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
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M
73/100
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3 nominations

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"A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets."

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Katzka-Jaffe

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