The film explores the "Hitchcockian" theme of a man unjustly accused in a world prepared to crush him, as well as the dogged pursuit of justice versus the cold adherence to legal procedure. Harrison Ford Harrison Ford is The Fugitive. Harrison Ford Tommy Lee Jones
After returning home to find his wife, Helen, fatally attacked by a one-armed man , Kimble is convicted of first-degree murder despite his claims of innocence.
During a prison transport, a inmate-led struggle causes the bus to crash onto train tracks. Kimble narrowly escapes just before a speeding freight train obliterates the vehicle.
While U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard relentlessly hunts him, Kimble conducts his own investigation. He uncovers a conspiracy involving a pharmaceutical company, Devlin MacGregor, and a drug called Provasic .
Kimble discovers that his colleague, Dr. Charles Nichols, orchestrated the murder and falsified medical data to hide the drug's lethal side effects.
Released on August 6, 1993, is widely regarded as one of the definitive action-thrillers of the 1990s. Directed by Andrew Davis and based on the 1960s TV series, the film follows Dr. Richard Kimble, a respected Chicago vascular surgeon who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder. Plot & Themes