Fresh
Reuniting Hyams and Van Damme, director and star of Timecop, this spectacular nail-biter exploits their combined, if limited, abilities to the full.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Sudden Death
Terror goes into overtime.
1995 · 1h 51m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Peter Hyams
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Sudden Death
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.
Director and cast
- Peter Hyams Director
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Darren Francis Thomas McCord
- Powers Boothe as Joshua Foss
- Raymond J. Barry as Vice President Daniel Bender
- Whittni Wright as Emily McCord
- Ross Malinger as Tyler
- Dorian Harewood Cast
- Kate McNeil Cast
- Michael Gaston Cast
- Audra Lindley Cast
- Brian Delate Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Offers above-average pyrotechnics, a body count that steadily mounts, and plenty of hand-to-hand combat.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Sudden Death is one of the best action thrillers of 1995. It's also the film Jean-Claude Van Damme has been building up to for 10 years.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Despite the elaborate stunts, go-go-go direction from Peter Hyams, plus butt-kicking and surprise goalie action from Van Damme, Death deserves the hockey-puck booby prize for...getting its jollies by putting kids in jeopardy.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
A treat for Jean-Claude Van Damme fans, a superior action thriller loaded with jaw-dropping stunts and special effects, and strong in production values.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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