# Hard Rain (1998)

> A stranded armored-truck driver battles criminals and corrupt police while a catastrophic flood transforms an evacuated town into a watery battlefield.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6268

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: Mikael Salomon
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Minnie Driver, Randy Quaid, Ed Asner, Betty White, Richard Dysart, Dann Florek
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120696/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, tense, rain-soaked, action movie night, stormy evening

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