# Nick of Time (1995)

> A desperate accountant races through Los Angeles under surveillance, forced to choose between assassinating a governor and saving his kidnapped daughter.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1433

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: John Badham
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton, Christopher Walken, Roma Maffia, Peter Strauss, Gloria Reuben, Marsha Mason
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113972/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, propulsive, suspense movie night, 1990s thriller marathon

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