Desperate Hours
Taste attributes: mysterythrillercrimedramaactionfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"Desire is the deadliest weapon of all."
Boxlist takeA breakneck, emotionally cool thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.5 /10
TMDB · 126 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Michael Cimino
Cast
- Mickey Rourke
- Anthony Hopkins
- Mimi Rogers
- Lindsay Crouse
- Kelly Lynch
Details
- Genre
- Mystery
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
