The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Most of the 943 1990s thriller movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
232 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CiminoDirector
- Mark RosenthalScreenplay
- Lawrence KonnerScreenplay
- Joseph HayesScreenplay
- David MansfieldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mickey RourkeMichael Bosworth
- Anthony HopkinsTim Cornell
- Mimi RogersNora Cornell
- Lindsay CrouseBrenda Chandler
- Kelly LynchNancy Breyers
- Elias KoteasWally Bosworth
- David MorseAlbert
- Shawnee SmithMay Cornell
- Danny GerardZack Cornell
- Gerry BammanEd Tallent
- Matt McGrathKyle
- John Christopher JonesNeff
Stills
Movies like Desperate Hours
Themes
based on novel or bookhostageutahescaped convictremakehome invasionfamily hostage