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88 Minutes
2008
In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The threat is linked to Gramm's role in putting a convicted serial killer (Neal McDonough) behind bars nearly a decade earlier, and sends the .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman |
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| Director | Jon Avnet |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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88 Minutes
In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The threat is linked to Gramm's role in putting a convicted serial killer (Neal McDonough) behind bars nearly a decade earlier, and sends the scholar/consultant on a desperate run to avert his imminent demise. Entering into Gramm's dangerous orbit are his dutiful assistant (Amy Brenneman), an FBI agent (William Forsythe), and his admiring young students (most notably Alicia Witt), all of whom add layers to the tense mystery.
Pacino clearly knows his way around a thriller (see HEAT and INSOMNIA), and approaches his beleaguered character with typical gusto, while his costars, particularly Forsythe and Witt, also offer up energetic turns. Though the high-concept plot is secondary to Pacino's agitated performance, even those who drift from the storyline will appreciate the Hollywood veteran's over-the-top acting, especially if they are diehard fans of the iconic actor.
| Starring | Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund, Kristina Copeland, Tammy Hui |
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| Director | Jon Avnet |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 16 Mar 2009 |
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All great actors have films theyâd rather forget, and Al Pacino isnât exempt from starring in his share of... read more on Time Out
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- David Fear
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Best Thriller of 2007
I must say I loved this film, where Al Pacino plays an excellent part as an FBI psychiatrist who has 88 minutes to solve the mystery or he dies. This has you ... read more »
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88 Minutes
This is a great film to watch. Dr Ramm has 88 minutes to live before he dies. Can he solve how someone is accessing both him and his files. There are lots of ... read more »
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I found this film pretty run of the mill and disengaging. I slept through part of it but it didn't matter. There were some potentially very strong female ... read more »
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Gramm positive!
Great acting from a good cast (and especially Pacino), even though the plot is rather far-fetched. Definitely one to watch.
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88 Minutes
- 29 Sep 2008
You wait years for a new Al Pacino movie – and then two turkeys come out back to back. The misleadingly titled 88 Minutes (it lasts 108 minutes and feels much longer) was filmed three years ago, before last week’s not-quite-so-terrible-in-retrospect Righteous Kill. The fact that Mr Pacino would agree to work with director Jon Avnet again after this is trashy, tacky, ridiculous thriller is quite mindboggling, but then Al hasn’t had a great millennium lately (S1m0ne, People I... Read more
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88 Minutes
In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The threat is linked to Gramm's role in putting a convicted serial killer (Neal McDonough) behind bars nearly a ...
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