Question: is us marshals and the fugitive the same movie

title: U.S. Marshals (film)
text: U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action crime thriller film directed by Stuart Baird . The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Roy Huggins and John Pogue . The film is a spin - off to the 1993 motion picture The Fugitive , which in turn was based on the television series of the same name , created by Huggins . The story does not involve the character of Dr. Richard Kimble , portrayed by Harrison Ford in the initial film , but instead the plot centers on United States Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard , once again played by Tommy Lee Jones . The plot follows Gerard and his team as they pursue another fugitive , Mark Warren , played by Wesley Snipes , who attempts to escape government officials following an international conspiracy scandal . The cast features Robert Downey , Jr. , Joe Pantoliano , Daniel Roebuck , Tom Wood , and LaTanya Richardson , several of whom portrayed Deputy Marshals in the previous film . 

Answer: answer: U.S. Marshals is a spin - off to the 1993 motion picture The Fugitive, which in turn was based on the television series of the same name.