Desperate Measures
1998
Available on 8 streaming services
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Available Now: You can watch Desperate Measures on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV, Google Play. You can also rent or buy Desperate Measures on various platforms.
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Currently, Desperate Measures is available in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Netflix, Netflix with Ads, Disney+, Max, Apple TV, Google Play | |
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United Kingdom
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Netflix, Netflix with Ads, Prime Video, Freevee (Via Prime Video), Max, Apple TV | |
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Australia
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Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Apple TV | |
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Canada
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Netflix, Netflix with Ads, Prime Video, Max, Apple TV | |
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New Zealand
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Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Apple TV |
Streaming availability last updated: 03:46:32 AM, 11/03/2026 PST
Synopsis
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
About the movie
- Director
- Barbet Schroeder
- Rating
- 6.0/10
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production
- United States of America
Cast
Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia
Frank Conner
Brian Cox
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Erik King
Nate Oliver
Efrain Figueroa
Vargas
Joseph Cross
Matthew Conner
Janel Moloney
Sarah Davis
Richard Riehle
Ed Fayne
Tracey Walter
Medical Inmate
Keith Diamond
Derrick Wilson
Peter Weireter
SWAT Team Commander
Steve Park
Dr. Gosha
Dennis Cockrum
Pelican Bay Head Guard
John C. Meier
Rains, Cop shot in ER
Norman Howell
Kellen, Burnt Cop
