12 Rounds

12 Rounds

Can you survive 12 rounds for the one you love?

Directed by Renny Harlin

Produced by The Mark Gordon Company, Midnight Sun Pictures

2009108 min5.9 / 10

A high-stakes revenge thriller built around a cat-and-mouse game of escalating puzzles and tasks, driven by tension and the protagonist's desperate need to save his loved one.

When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with 12 rounds of near-impossible puzzles and tasks that he must somehow complete to save the life of the woman he loves.

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  • Is 12 Rounds violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is 12 Rounds easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is 12 Rounds scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is 12 Rounds sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does 12 Rounds end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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