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Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood
As Chief Red Garnett
Clint Eastwood
Director
Kevin Costner
As Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Laura Dern
As Sally Gerber
Bruce McGill
As Paul Saunders
Bradley Whitford
As Bobby Lee
Ray McKinnon
As Bradley
Brandon Smith
As Officer Jones

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A Perfect World is a movie about an escaped convict, Butch Haynes, who takes a young boy named Phillip as his hostage during a high-stakes police chase across Texas in 1963. As they travel together, Butch and Phillip develop an unlikely bond, with Butch acting as a substitute father figure for the boy. The Texas Ranger Red Garnett is on their tail, determined to bring Butch in alive and make up for a past mistake he made with the convict. Along the way, Phillip experiences freedoms he never had before, such as wearing a shoplifted costume and celebrating Halloween. When they encounter a farmer named Mack who abuses his grandson Cleveland, Butch tries to put an end to it but ends up getting shot by Phillip. Red's team surrounds them and eventually kills Butch in a tragic misunderstanding. The movie explores themes of justice, redemption, and the complexities of human relationships.

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What movies are similar to A Perfect World? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Perfect World include A Bronx Tale, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Heat, Goodfellas, Fargo.

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A Perfect World was released in theaters on November 24, 1993.