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Get ready for rush hour.
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Action, Thriller - 1994
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Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
Director:
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(1997)
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(2002)
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Eagle Eye
(2008)
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Unstoppable
Unstoppable
(2010)
When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and cause an environmental disaster. The only hope of bringing the train to a safe stop is in the hands of veteran engineer Frank Barnes, and you...

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Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
9 Jun 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$350,448,145
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 21 wins & 20 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
De Bont has assembled it with masterly precision. And Speed looks terrific. There are breathtaking aerial shots, mind-boggling stunts, and camera positioning that you just don't expect. It's a rocketing eyeful.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
11 Aug 2014
fresh:
A riotously enjoyable locomotive of action, Speed is driven by a premise of such crystalline purity that its ridiculousness becomes part of the fun.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
30 Jul 2013
fresh:
Believe it or not, the most exciting movie of the year takes place mainly in an elevator, on a city bus and on a train car.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jul 2013
fresh:
Action directing is a put-up-or-shut-up game, a skill that can't be faked or finessed; even a 10-year-old can tell if you've got it or not. And on the evidence of the invigorating Speed, Jan De Bont has definitely got it.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jul 2013
fresh:
The deft arabesques of cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak juice up the suspense, and if you're not too put off by the sheer ridiculousness of the story you won't be bored.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
30 Jul 2013
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