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1988's Shoot to Kill, starring Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Clancy Brown and Kirstie Alley, is a lost 80s action gem.

Sidney Poitier was a light in Hollywood and in life, illuminating the path for Black actors who came after him. These are his most notable films.

Sidney Poitier was a light in Hollywood and in life, illuminating the path for Black actors who came after him. These are his most notable films.

Sidney Poitier was a light in Hollywood and in life, illuminating the path for Black actors who came after him. These are his most notable films.

Sidney Poitier was a light in Hollywood and in life, illuminating the path for Black actors who came after him. These are his most notable films.

“Shoot to Kill” is yet another example, rather late in the day, of the buddy movie, that most dependable genre from the early 1970s. The formula still works. Two characters who have nothing in common are linked together on a dangerous mission, and after a lot of close calls they survive, prevail and become buddies. The movie is getting more than the usual amount of attention because it marks Sidney Poitier’s return to acting after 10 years behind the camera. He is probably not going to win...