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He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.
Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 216 ratings · 21 Aug 1992 · English · 1h 43m · Released
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
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