Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

SUSPENSE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE!

Directed by Hall Bartlett

Produced by Carmel Productions, Bartlett-Champion Productions

195781 min6.6 / 10

A high-stakes disaster thriller built on mounting suspense as an unlikely hero must overcome physical and psychological obstacles to save a stricken aircraft.

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.

Questions people ask

  • Is Zero Hour! sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Zero Hour! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Zero Hour! scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Zero Hour! violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Zero Hour! 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Zero Hour!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Zero Hour!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Zero Hour!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Zero Hour!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Zero Hour!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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