Andy Romano, Carmen Argenziano, Deborah Offner

Jonathan Kaplan (The Accused) directed this creepy thriller about an outwardly friendly cop (Ray Liotta) who attaches himself to a married couple (Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe) whom he helps ...( read more  read more... )during a crisis. In short order, he's revealed to be a psychopath who wants Russell's wife, but the film is about more than Liotta's mental state. A bold script and Kaplan's astute direction peel away the layers of masculine identity in the male leads and underscore the painful conflicts good men feel when faced with classic territorial challenges. This is not as profound as Straw Dogs, but it is honest and provocative, until mayhem overcomes the final act. --Tom Keogh

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R, 107 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan

Release Date: June 26, 1992

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • January 23, 2008
    this is a good movie, Ray Liota is real creepy in this
  • October 3, 2007
    What a great creepy ass Ray Liotta role. So much for the policeman as a friendly helper. Lets just hope our men in blue are under regular psychological surveillance.
  • May 29, 2007
    Ray Liotta does his "I'm intense and creepy" schtick as a cop who stalks a bland middle class couple in an uninteresting and unconvincing formulaic Hollywood thriller. "Move along folks, there's nothing to see here..."
  • March 26, 2007
    Ray Liotta played a pretty creepy guy in this, enjoyed it, was really good
  • February 25, 2007
    This was a pretty good one what would you do to get a psycho cop out of your life?I'd recommend it.
  • November 9, 2009
    It was boring mostly. The sex scenes were unnecessary. What was the point of Kurt Russell being arrested? Totally unnecessary. Also, it took too long before real suspense started.
  • July 5, 2009
    Unlawful Entry is more convincing than I would have anticipated, but it still is a little far fetched at times. It's never boring and moves along at a quick pace. Interesting plot. Well cast. Exciting.
  • June 30, 2009
    unlawful entry...ray again..psycho cop this time, very creepy character...
    latches on to a couple, befriends & helps them???..UH!!! don`t think so...
    Kurt Russel plays the calm husband until...!!!!!
    fab. story........
  • March 27, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • January 13, 2009
    One of Ray Liotta's best creepy-ass roles, playing an obsessive stalker cop with a massive jones for Madeline Stowe. He has no problem with abusing all manner of power to get her husband (Kurt Russell) locked away so he can have her all to himself. Haven't checked it out for a wh...( read more)ile, so I'm sure it's a very standard-issue thriller by today's standards, but I dug it back in the day, mainly for Liotta, who's on fire.

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