Nick of Time

Nick of Time

Ninety minutes. Six bullets. No choice.

Directed by John Badham

Produced by Paramount Pictures

199589 min6.2 / 10

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.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity10

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Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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