# Desperate Measures (1998)

> A desperate father must keep a murderous fugitive alive long enough to save his dying son.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4646

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Barbet Schroeder
- Cast: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph Cross, Janel Moloney
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118966/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: frantic, paranoid, tense, 1990s thriller marathon, action movie night

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