Desperate Measures

Where to watch Desperate Measures in Belgium

Desperate Measures is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video in Belgium. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 31 May 2026.

About Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures is a 1998 movie in the Action, Drama and Thriller genres, directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia and Brian Cox. It has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.0/10 from 316 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Desperate Measures in Belgium — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

Top cast

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia

Frank Conner

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

P

Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

Steve Park

Dr. Gosha

Dennis Cockrum

Pelican Bay Head Guard

John C. Meier

Rains, Cop shot in ER

Norman Howell

Kellen, Burnt Cop

John Rottger

Trimble, Burnt Cop

Donna Keegan

Donna, Burning Nurse

Michael Shamus Wiles

Tough Inmate

Scott Colomby

Patrol Cop

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