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    • Its story moves along in real-time

      • One of the things that makes Nick of Time such a fun thriller is that its story moves along in real-time. Watson is given 90 minutes to assassinate Governor Grant, and the film clocks in at 90 minutes, so the heat is all the way on for the entirety of the film.
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  2. Nick of Time is a 1995 American political action thriller film produced and directed by John Badham and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. It stars Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, and Courtney Chase.

  3. Nick of Time: Directed by John Badham. With Johnny Depp, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton, Christopher Walken. An unimpressive, everyday man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

    • (45K)
    • Action, Crime, Drama
    • John Badham
    • 1995-11-22
  4. Nov 22, 1995 · The movie was directed by John Badham, whose “WarGames” (1983) was a terrific thriller. He cheats a little in one sensational shot that is not what it seems (and doesn’t have a convincing explanation), but apart from that it’s effective the way he clicks off the minutes and draws out the tension.

  5. Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) arrives at an L.A. train station with his young daughter, Lynn (Courtney Chase), and is confronted by mysterious Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia).

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    • John Badham
    • R
    • Johnny Depp
  6. An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

  7. Despite a few lapses in judgment, this is a well-crafted exercise–and one, incidentally, that packs a pointed if unobtrusive punch about how both gubernatorial campaigns and fancy hotels are run. For my money, this is more fun than Speed–it keeps you in suspense without insulting your intelligence. Depp makes a likably offbeat action hero.

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