Ticker

Ticker

When the countdown hits zero, you're dead

Directed by Albert Pyun

Produced by Emmett/Furla Films, Steamroller Productions

200192 min3.7 / 10

A high-stakes bomb-threat thriller centered on a ticking-clock premise, driven by action and suspense rather than character depth or reflection.

Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of the terrorists, the beautiful scientist Claire Manning is arrested, Swan, the leader of the terrorists, claims he will detonate bombs throughout the city if she is not released. Because of the possible bloodshed, Nettles calls for the help of explosive expert Frank Glass...

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Ticker sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

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

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

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

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.

4/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ticker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ticker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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