Eraser
(1996)
Overview
John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection Program; he protects witnesses by erasing their pasts. His latest assignment is whistle-blower Dr. Lee Cullen, who has evidence that her employer, a major arms corporation, is entangled in a conspiracy involving a high-tech railgun, but there is danger lurking closer to home for Kruger, from within his own department.
Director
Chuck Russell
Top Billed
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Reviews
Wuchak
⭐ 5/10June 24, 2020
_**Competent action flick with Arnie is moronic and forgettable**_
A US marshal and witness protection specialist (Schwarzenegger) “erases” the identities of people he’s assigned to protect, including a woman (Vanessa Williams) who has damning evidence against a high-tech weapons corporation. Meanwhile the marshal becomes suspicious of some of his coworkers. James Caan and Robert Pastorelli are on hand.
"Eraser" (1996) is a proficient Sch…
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JPV852
⭐ 7/10June 17, 2026
It's been a while since I last saw this one and while I've always found it fairly entertaining it's certainly in that mid-range amongst Arnold's filmography. The concept was fun and the action well done though some parts just didn't quite fit (like the alligator sequence, felt like part of a horror movie) and Vanessa Williams, as beautiful as she was, had zero personality; wish her character wasn't just somebody trying to do the "right thing". Ja… read the rest.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$100,000,000
Revenue
$242,295,562