Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

The other side of safe.

Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions

1996100 min5.8 / 10

A high-octane action thriller built on mistaken identity and pursuit, balancing romantic tension with crime-world danger across two continents.

Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

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  • Is Maximum Risk violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Maximum Risk scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Maximum Risk easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Maximum Risk sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Maximum Risk end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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