The Desperate Hours
Oct 05, 1955 | IMDB 7
112 min Watch NowCrime, Thriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Crime, Thriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Crime Wave
Everyone Is Going to Die
The Letter
Assault on Precinct 13
Hush
The Seventh Juror
One False Move
A Stranger Is Watching
Hijacked: Flight 285
The Amateur
Kansas City Confidential
The Dark Corner
Journey into Fear
The Collector
Ministry of Fear
Kiss of Death
Human Desire
The Blue Gardenia
I Wake Up Screaming
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IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1953
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.Everyone Is Going to Die
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 2025
On his daughter's birthday, a wealthy father's reconciliation attempt is hijacked by two female burglars. A shakedown evolves into a lethal cat-and-mouse as hidden motives emerge, culminating in a life-altering revelation.The Letter
IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 1940
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.Assault on Precinct 13
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 1976
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.Hush
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1998
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.The Seventh Juror
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1962
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.One False Move
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1991
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.A Stranger Is Watching
IMDB 4.5 | Oct , 1982
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.Hijacked: Flight 285
IMDB 5.5 | Feb , 1996
A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free him. He demands $20 million in bonds upon landing. And a sick passenger, bad weather or mechanical problems won't stop him.The Amateur
IMDB 5.2 | Dec , 1981
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.Kansas City Confidential
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1952
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.The Dark Corner
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1946
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.Journey into Fear
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1943
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.The Collector
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 2009
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.Ministry of Fear
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1944
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.Kiss of Death
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1947
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.Human Desire
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1954
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.The Blue Gardenia
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1953
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.I Wake Up Screaming
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1941
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.