A classic of its kind.
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04/24/07
Speed (1994)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 27 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 33 mins
Synopsis: SPEED: A mad bomber (Dennis Hopper) is out for revenge against LAPD rookie cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves), who, with the help of his partner, Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels), foils the criminals' plot to extort money from the city by holding hostage an elevator full of people. He plants a bomb on a... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton
Director: Jan de Bont
Screenwriter: Graham Yost, Joss Whedon
Producer: Mark Gordon
Composer: Mark Mancina
Screenwriter: Graham Yost, Joss Whedon
Producer: Mark Gordon
Composer: Mark Mancina
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06/24/06
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06/03/06
A taut, endlessly entertaining action spectacle. They really don't make them like this anymore.
05/26/06
An exhilarating thrill machine that goes from 0 to 50 in the opening minutes and never lets up.
01/05/04
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05/20/03
Top Critic
Filled with plenty of chills and thrills; it speaks to the modern mania for velocity.
08/20/02
In each sequence is packed the sum thrills of a Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal starrer combined.
07/29/02
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