Handcuffed together in the Louisiana bayou, a Chicago cop and a crime lord’s mistress run for their lives—and each other.
NO MERCY
When passion and hatred know no limits, expect no mercy.
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Quick Answer
No Mercy is a 1986 American action crime thriller directed by Richard Pearce about a Chicago cop who heads to New Orleans to avenge his partner's murder and finds himself on the run with a crime lord's mistress.
Programmer's Pick
Richard Gere and Kim Basinger turn up the heat and the grit, swapping barbs and bullets in a sweaty bayou pursuit. If your taste runs to handcuffs, gumbo, and neo-noir with an '80s pulse, No Mercy serves it up with a side of vengeance.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
The Louisiana swamps provide a lush, perilous setting as Eddie and Michel flee the crime lord and his henchmen.
Moody atmosphere, moral ambiguities, and a classic cop-on-the-edge protagonist root the film firmly in neo-noir territory.
Eddie and Michel's forced alliance, complete with literal handcuffs, fuels both conflict and attraction as they navigate danger.
A ruthless New Orleans kingpin and his crew are relentless in their pursuit, keeping the tension high throughout.
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Threat File
Murder of Eddie's partner
Ruthless New Orleans crime lord and henchmen
Relentless pursuit and repeated attempts on protagonists’ lives
Louisiana bayous and New Orleans underworld
Questions from the Vault
Who directed No Mercy? +
No Mercy was directed by Richard Pearce.
How long is No Mercy? +
No Mercy has a runtime of 106 minutes.
What genre is No Mercy? +
No Mercy is an action, crime, drama, romance, and thriller film.
