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Wrong Is Right

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1982 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (27% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Code 3 or Barney's Version, start here.
The mood
Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Brooks

  • Sean ConneryPatrick Hale
  • George GrizzardPresident Lockwood
  • Robert ConradGeneral Wombat
  • Katharine RossSally Blake
  • G.D. SpradlinPhilindros
  • John SaxonHomer Hubbard
  • Henry SilvaRafeeq
  • Leslie NielsenMallory
  • Robert WebberHarvey
  • Rosalind CashMrs. Ford