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88 Minutes Reviews

2008

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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
Director	Jon Avnet
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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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
- 51182
- - David Fear
  - Time Out
  - 14 Nov 2008 at 02:30
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- - 90
  - 17
  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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  - CKASSMODEL
  - 3 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 24 Apr 2007 at 14:15
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- - 0
  - 0
  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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- 1121426
- - Ricia
  - 113 reviews
  - 24 May 2012 at 15:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Run of the mill
  
  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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- 1111243
- - majortom2001
  - 67 reviews
  - Worthing, UK
  - 15 Apr 2012 at 10:14
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- 1106419
- - tallan
  - 46 reviews
  - Hampton, England
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 18:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Even Pacino can't make the right choice all the time...
  
  Oh dear. Pacino must wish he never said yes to this.
  
  There is potential for a decent film, but with twists and turns all over the place, it's ... read more »
  
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- 1104106
- - a customer
  - 19 Mar 2012 at 22:07
- - 3
  - 0
  DON'T BOTHER
  
  Al Pacino is wasted in this film, I have never seen such a great actor surrounded but such collectively bad acting.
  
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- 1101619
- - Melly76
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 12 Mar 2012 at 10:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a watch
  
  Not a bad movie, a little too much blood for me. Al Pacino played a great part, no sure if I would of enjoyed as much with an other lead actor. Kept me in ... read more »
  
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- 1093064
- - srilanka
  - 32 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 16 Feb 2012 at 14:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Doesn't make sense but kept me entertained
  
  Ok like other users I only watched this as Al Pacino was in it, it did keep me in suspense throughout which is a nice suprise although the script and characters... read more »
  
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- - spacdude
  - 22 reviews
  - Hampshire
  - 28 Jan 2012 at 16:54
- - 2
  - 0
  DREADFUL BEYOND BELIEF!!
  
  ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE FILM FROM THE PLOT, STORYLINE & CHARACTERISATIONS TO THE CRINGINGLY BAD ACTING!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS MOVIE, WATCH ... read more »
  
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  - BEXYBOOBELLE
  - 6 reviews
  - Bolton
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 20:48
- - 1
  - 0
  88 Minutes
  
  Watched all of this film only because Al Pacino was in it. Otherwise would have switched off fairly quickly. Very far fetched and unrealistic.
  
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- - bladebla
  - 3 reviews
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 22:46
- - 0
  - 2
  pretty rubbish
  
  It's like watching some people playing cops and robbers and making the story line up as they go along- avoid!
  
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- 1081857
- - a customer
  - 14 Jan 2012 at 20:57
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- - 90
  - 17
  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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- 433261
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - CKASSMODEL
  - 3 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 24 Apr 2007 at 14:15
- - 16
  - 0
  What is the matter with people?
  
  What is the matter with old, previously relatively attractive, male actors in Hollywood? Why can they not accept that, now they are in their late 60's, they... read more »
  
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  - St. Leonards-on-Sea
  - 06 Jun 2009 at 17:17
- - 12
  - 0
  Nice thriller - but not enough for a 4! 3,5 would be perfect!
  
  '88 minutes' is no masterpiece! It does what it suppose to do! It is a simple whodunit that entertains! It will keep you guessing until the end! A lot ... read more »
  
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- - crockery
  - 137 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 06 Apr 2008 at 14:26
- - 10
  - 3
  A good watch
  
  In the maine this was a good film. A good plot, well acted with a typical but twisted endeing.
  
  Denifately worth renting.
  
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- - Jasmine Warren-Child
  - Warrington
  - 04 Nov 2006 at 20:42
- - 7
  - 0
  Do yourself a favour and say no!
  
  To call this movie garbage would be an insult to garbage. Al Pacino must have had a gun put to his head! Worst acting i've seen in a long time with an ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 28 May 2009 at 13:56
- - 6
  - 0
  Amateur Film
  
  Title says it all Amateur Film at best. How Al Pacino ever agreed to this film is strange. Please dont bother wasting your time watching this nonsense.
  
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- 727301
- - DavidK
  - 41 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 18:01
- - 6
  - 1
  All Pacino NEVER DISSAPOINTS! Tick-Tock Tick-Tock
  
  Very fast moving mystery puzzle with great suspense. Well picked cast, solid (bit quirky) performances of young supporting actors portraying weird and ... read more »
  
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- 469688
- - DanaK
  - 30 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Aug 2007 at 01:41
- - 5
  - 0
  What A Stinker
  
  By the end I didnt care if he lived or died - indeed the only high in this film was provided by Pacino's heaven reaching hair weave.
  
  Pacino fans ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 23 May 2009 at 09:04
- - 5
  - 0
  Crahp
  
  Do not bother with this rubbish. I rarely write reviews but this irritated so much that I felt it was worthy of a rant.
  
  Poor acting, poor script and ... read more »
  
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- - Bellsie
  - 2 reviews
  - Horsham
  - 28 Aug 2009 at 15:21
- - 5
  - 0
  88 minutes you'll never get back
  
  A real shocker. Dreadful script - appalling dialogue and contradictory implausible story. The acting really hits bottom here - Pacino must have had a big bill ... read more »
  
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- - Munkki
  - 49 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 19:18

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Critics' reviews
- All great actors have films theyâd rather forget, and Al Pacino isnât exempt from starring in his share of... read more on Time Out
- 51182
- - David Fear
  - Time Out
  - 14 Nov 2008 at 02:30
- The spectral Deborah Kara Unger... delivers one of her singular and eminently watchable narcoleptic turns
- 51660
- - New York Times
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 02:38
- Deborah Kara Unger makes the most sinister impression per minute of screen time
- 51659
- - Empire
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 02:38
- The movie works like a charm
- 51661
- - Village Voice
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 02:38

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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 ...