Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Movie1955·112 min
The Desperate Hours
Directed by William Wyler
A crime thriller film directed by William Wyler.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 33%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
193 ratings
About The Desperate Hours
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Gritty
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, trauma recovery, freedom rebellion, mid century, action combat, suburban, domestic home, group found family, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, kidnapping hostage, siege bottle, survival, organized crime