Desperate Measures is a 1998 crime thriller film directed by Barbet Schroeder. The movie follows Frank Connor (Andy Garcia), a San Francisco police officer, who is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his leukemia-stricken son, Matt. The only match is Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton), a sociopath who is serving life in prison for multiple murders. Despite McCabe's initial reluctance, he agrees to donate his bone marrow in exchange for a chance to escape from prison. However, things take a turn when McCabe escapes from the hospital and takes Dr. Samantha Hawkins (Marcia Gay Harden) hostage. Frank Connor must now pursue and protect the deadly fugitive, who is also his son's only hope for survival. The movie explores the themes of desperation, survival, and the lengths to which a parent will go to save their child. The film features a talented cast, including Andy Garcia, Michael Keaton, Brian Cox, and Marcia Gay Harden. Desperate Measures was released in 1998 and received mixed reviews from critics, but it has since become a cult classic.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Desperate Measures include The Crow, Hackers, Quicksand, In Too Deep, Playing God, Prison Heat.

Desperate Measures was released in theaters on January 30, 1998.