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7.1
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1,226 Ratings

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS

Directed by Steven Spielberg
United States, 1974
Crime, Drama
  • 110110 minutes

Synopsis

Down-home gal Lou Jean busts her incarcerated husband Clovis out of prison with a plan to retrieve their young son from foster care—a plan that involves the kidnapping of a police officer. With a fleet of cars full of cops armed to the teeth, and reporters on their heels, they set out across Texas.

Synopsis

Down-home gal Lou Jean busts her incarcerated husband Clovis out of prison with a plan to retrieve their young son from foster care—a plan that involves the kidnapping of a police officer. With a fleet of cars full of cops armed to the teeth, and reporters on their heels, they set out across Texas.