The Package (1989)

Name: The Package
Director: Andrew Davis
Genre: Thriller, Action
Released: 1989
Duration: 108 min

"He's one man racing against time to stop the most explosive conspiracy in history."

ThumbScore

👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 62% (RT: 68%, MC: 55)

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Director

Andrew Davis

Runtime

1h 48m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.1/10 (287 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

Metacritic

Cast

Gene Hackman as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher · 73% avg

Joanna Cassidy as Eileen Gallagher · 70% avg

Tommy Lee Jones as Thomas Boyette · 74% avg

John Heard as Col. Glen Whitacre · 71% avg

Dennis Franz as Lt. Milan Delich · 78% avg

Pam Grier as Ruth Butler · 70% avg

Ron Dean as Karl Richards · 80% avg

Nathan Davis as Soviet Press Secretary

Is The Package good?

It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 287 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 62%.

Overview

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him. Wikipedia ↗