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Sudden Death

1995 · 111 min

A tense, fast-paced action ride with a ticking-clock hostage crisis and a lone hero taking down terrorists in a hockey arena.

Directed by
Peter Hyams
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry
Tagline
Terror goes into overtime.
Overview
When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.

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Stream in the UK
  • Now TV Cinema
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Peter Hyams
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • family
  • revenge
  • justice
  • violence
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Peter Hyams
Written by
Gene Quintano
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Whittni Wright, Ross Malinger, Dorian Harewood, Kate McNeil, Michael Gaston
Music
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Cinematography
Peter Hyams
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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