Sudden Death

Name: Sudden Death
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1995-10-27
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Whittni Wright, Ross Malinger

1995·Movie·R·111 min·★ 6.0(831)

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“Terror goes into overtime.”

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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About Sudden Death

Sudden Death is a 1995 English-language action, drama and thriller film directed by Peter Hyams. The cast is led by Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Sudden Death was produced by Shattered Productions, Universal Pictures, and Imperial Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on October 27, 1995, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $35 million, it went on to gross $64 million worldwide.

Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Karen Elise Baldwin, Gene Quintano
Release date: October 27, 1995
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $35 million
Box office: $64 million
Production: Shattered Productions, Universal Pictures, Imperial Entertainment

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Sudden Death cast & crew

Sudden Death was directed by Peter Hyams and written by Karen Elise Baldwin and Gene Quintano.

The cast features 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 McCord, and Dorian Harewood as Matthew Hallmark.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by John Debney, cinematography is by Peter Hyams, and it was produced by Moshe Diamant and Howard Baldwin.

Is Sudden Death worth watching?

Sudden Death holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 831 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, drama, and thriller, Sudden Death is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Sudden Death

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