Eraser
Directed by Chuck Russell
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Eraser Ratings & Reviews
- tellum2 days agoI saw this as a kid when it first came out, and as a huge Arnold fan I thought it was pretty bad at the time. On rewatch it’s not as bad as I remember, but the third act gets extremely silly and whether you enjoy it will depend on how funny you think it is and how much you want to suspend disbelief.
- Richard9 November 2025Saw this one in cinema, because when Arnold’s holding railguns and jumping out of planes, you don’t wait for home release. He plays U.S. Marshal John “The Eraser” Kruger, a witness protection specialist who makes people disappear, literally and bureaucratically. When Vanessa Williams uncovers a weapons conspiracy, Arnold’s job is to keep her alive while dodging betrayal, bullets and crocodiles. Chuck Russell directs with slick pacing and just enough techno thriller gloss. The railgun effects were cutting edge back then, even if the CGI crocs now look like rejected Jurassic Park assets. James Caan plays the corrupt mentor with smirking menace and the supporting cast is stacked with 90's character actors doing their thing. I liked the stunts, the paranoia and the way it made cinema nights feel explosive, slick and proudly over the top with x-ray scopes, plane dives and Arnold doing what Arnold does best. So when I got the change to buy it later on DVD I just had too.
- Aecio Lemos4 November 2024Fun as most Shartzenegger movies.
- Neon Ghloes29 January 2026Screw shank nail filled grenades and rail guns with classic secret agent shootouts on airplanes followed by a game of parachute pistol chicken with a 727?!?! Pssssshhh! Say no more!
- Peter Bickford5 April 2025Middling Schwarzenegger actioner hitting all the obligatory notes--so much so that they even recap the "tooling up" sequence--during the opening credits. What could have been an interesting chase thriller quickly becomes a big dumb paint-by-numbers affair. Not actually bad, but forgettable.
Eraser Trivia
Eraser was released on 21 June 1996.
Eraser was directed by Chuck Russell.
Eraser has a runtime of 1h 55m.
Eraser was produced by Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson.
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
The key characters in Eraser are U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams), U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin (James Caan).
Eraser is rated 15.
Eraser is an Action, Mystery, Thriller film.
Eraser has an audience rating of 4 out of 10.
Eraser had a budget of US$100M.
Eraser has made US$242.3M at the box office.