Clear and Present Danger (1994)

6.9PG-13141 minDirector: Phillip Noyce

1994 American film

Clear and Present Danger is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and based on Tom Clancy's 1989 novel of the same name. It is a sequel to The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Patriot Games (1992) and part of a series of films featuring Clancy's character Jack Ryan. It is the last film version of Clancy's novels to feature Harrison Ford as Ryan and James Earl Jones as Vice Admiral James Greer, as well as the second of two installments directed by Noyce.

As in the novel, Ryan is appointed CIA Acting Deputy Director (Intelligence) (DDI), and discovers he is being kept in the dark by colleagues who are conducting a covert war against a drug cartel in Colombia, apparently with the approval of the President. The film was released in theaters in the United States on August 5, 1994, by Paramount Pictures, and was a critical and financial success, earning over $215 million worldwide.

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What is Clear and Present Danger about?
Clear and Present Danger (1994) — Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends
Is Clear and Present Danger based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Clear and Present Danger scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.