Clear and present danger film clear and present danger is a 1994 american political action thriller film directed by phillip noyce and based on tom clancy s 1989 novel of the same name it is a direct sequel to patriot games 1992 both movies were preceded by the 1990 film the hunt for red october. Clear and present danger was a doctrine adopted by the supreme court of the united states to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on first amendment freedoms of speech press or assembly the test was replaced in 1969 with brandenburg v ohio s imminent lawless action test. Clear and present danger pg 13 2h 21min action crime drama 3 august 1994 usa 143 trailer 4 videos 83 images cia analyst jack ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the us government against a colombian drug cartel. The clear and present danger doctrine is a freedom of speech doctrine first announced by the us supreme court in schenck v united states 249 us 47 39 s ct 247 63 l ed 470 1919 during a controversial period in us history when the first amendment often clashed with the governments interest in maintaining order and morale during wartime