Against All Odds

About Against All Odds

Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.

Taylor Hackford's Against All Odds is a 1984 crime romance film. The film is filed under redemption, manipulation, double cross, and passion and romance.

Jeff Bridges stars as Terry Brogan, Rachel Ward as Jessie Wyler, James Woods as Jake Wise, and Alex Karras as Hank Sully. Released in March 1984, it runs 121 minutes.

The screenplay is by Daniel Mainwaring and Eric Hughes. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Howdy Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Lion King, Memento, and Sicario make useful companions to Against All Odds, all filed under murder. TMDB voters put it at 5.7 out of 10 across 253 votes and it carries a R rating.