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Daylight

Movie · 1996 · 114 min

A tense, claustrophobic disaster thriller with a tough-guy hero and relentless peril in a flooding tunnel.

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1996 film directed by Rob Cohen
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Year
1996
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • grief
  • loyalty
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, disaster
Directed by
Rob Cohen
Written by
Leslie Bohem
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Brenneman, Claire Bloom, Danielle Harris, Sage Stallone, Rob Cohen, Dan Hedaya
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
David Eggby
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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