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1995 Certificate 15 Certificate 15 (TBC)
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In John Badham's NICK OF TIME, Johnny Depp stars as Gene Watson, a mild-mannered, widowed accountant, and the father of six-year-old Lynn (Courtney Chase). While in Los Angeles's Union Station, they are abducted by a mysterious couple posing as police officers, Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia). They .. Read more

Starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, Peter Strauss
Director John Badham
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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In John Badham's NICK OF TIME, Johnny Depp stars as Gene Watson, a mild-mannered, widowed accountant, and the father of six-year-old Lynn (Courtney Chase). While in Los Angeles's Union Station, they are abducted by a mysterious couple posing as police officers, Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia). They give Gene a loaded gun and these orders--assassinate the "flaming liberal" governor of California (Marsha Mason) within the next 90 minutes, or they will kill his beloved daughter. Gene reluctantly agrees, and is taken to the Bonaventure Hotel where the governor is making an appearance. Tension mounts as the clock ticks, and Gene must outwit his conniving kidnappers. Shot in real time, the action of the movie is documented in the actual 90 minute running time of the movie. As Gene faces his gruesome task, minutes slip away, creating a palpible tension and a breathtaking reminder of every agonising second. Walken is at his devilish best, wickedly tormenting the innocent hero. Reminiscent of Hitchcockian heros, Gene is an ordinary man trapped in an extraordinary situation, forced to act before it is too late.

Starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, Peter Strauss, Roma Maffia, Gloria Reuben
Director John Badham
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Watch now: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 15, Watch Online: Certificate 15 (TBC)
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish
Released DVD: 22 Apr 2002
Watch now: 10 Aug 2009
Production year: 1995
Watch now £2.49
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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Accountant Johnny Depp is told he has 90 minutes, and six bullets, to murder the governor of California or his daughter will be killed, in director John Badham's weak Hitchcockian suspense thriller. Supposedly playing out the shock predicament in real-time, with lots of close-ups of clocks — it clearly isn't real-time, however — Badham consistently fluffs the tension by accenting the preposterous plot contrivances rather than creating any real empathy with the plight of the characters. Even the usually engaging Depp can't rescue this thriller.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • A thriller in which real time and the film's time are the same, but it still drags at times, failing to create the necessary suspense, owing mainly to the spiralling absurdity of its narrative.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 16 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Like a mini 24

    This is the sort of film you simply cant stop watching.

    From the moment you see Christopher Walken with Johnny Depps daughter you know that he's up to no good, and from then on the pace is relentless.

    As you keep watching the clock to see how long he has to save his child its just like the first time you watched 24 and like 24 you get hooked.

    The real time is a brilliant angle from which to make a film but it has to dine correctly and Badham has certainly done that.

    Definately one to watch.

      • A customer from Derby
      • Posted 24 Aug 2004 22:12

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  • 15 out of 21 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Fantastic!!!

    I loved this film. Furthermore,everyone I recommended it to also loved it.

    Nick of time will have you on the edge of your seat in the very first 5 minutes- And there you will stay for the remainder of the film.

    This is a tense, nail- biting thriller at its very best. Rent it.

      • bubz from suffolk
      • Posted 09 Nov 2004 22:47

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      • In John Badham's NICK OF TIME, Johnny Depp stars as Gene Watson, a mild-mannered, widowed accountant, and the father of six-year-old Lynn (Courtney Chase). While in Los Angeles's Union Station, they ...