
Nick of Time
Ninety minutes. Six bullets. No choice.
Directed by John Badham
Produced by Paramount Pictures
A high-stakes, real-time thriller built on parental desperation and coercion, where an ordinary man is trapped between an impossible moral choice and his daughter's life.
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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Is Nick of Time one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of films.
Is Nick of Time scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Nick of Time easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Nick of Time end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Nick of Time violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Nick of Time sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
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