88 Minutes

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88 Minutes

R

2008

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in the conviction of many criminals, including serial killer Jon Forster. On the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself receives an ominous message informing him that he has less than 90 minutes to live.

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Critics Consensus

88 Minutes is a shockingly inept psychological thriller that expertly squanders the talent at hand.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Oct 3, 2008

1/5

Interestingly, the more overblown and insincere a performance Pacino delivers in a film, the more self-important and bouffant his hair gets. Here, it's so towering it takes up 90 per cent of the screen.

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David Fear

Time Out

Oct 3, 2008

0/6

Now that this stupendously inept serial-killer flick has slithered into theaters, the diminutive legend had better clear room in his closet for another cinematic skeleton.

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

Oct 3, 2008

1/5

It verges on so-bad-it's-good territory, but just isn't entertaining enough. Lacking in tension and pace, poorly edited and starring wholly unsympathetic characters, this is just dull, drab and boring.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jun 5, 2024

0.5/4

Avnet treats his audience like we’ve never seen a thriller before, when really we question if we’ve ever seen one this bad.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

2/10

A film so stuffed with shortcomings that they can't all be addressed in a single review.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 7, 2020

1.0/4.0

Razzie Al at his absolute worst.

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Bruno V

@RT13830604 Jun 20, 2026

Filme péssimo, onde todos estão no teatro.

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Cork B

@RT87142816 Jan 5, 2026

I am so used to Pacino as the bad guy, this just doesn't feel plausible. The scenes are so disjointed and the bad guy is always one step ahead, with no time for the plot to breathe. There are too many red herring subplots meant to misdirect, but instead just add clutter. This probably would have been better as a 'we are all trapped in this house on this deserted island for the weekend' type deal instead of frenetically driving to and fro conveniently only coming across the relevant suspect characters. Pacino gives a decent performance, but much of the supporting cast is weak, like the one red head who just looks like a deer in the headlights all the time.

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Daniel S

@RT37151421 Dec 4, 2025

88 Minutes might not be the disaster some people make it out to be. Going in with low expectations, especially after Al Pacino’s underwhelming roles in a few earlier films, actually makes this one hit harder in a good way. He plays Dr. Jack Gramm, a forensic psychiatrist drawn into a terrifying race against time when a convicted psychopath, just hours from execution, claims he is innocent and warns that Gramm has only 88 minutes left to live. In the end, 88 Minutes is a solid thriller with enough tension to keep you hooked until the final seconds. It is not a masterpiece, but it is definitely worth the watch, especially if you are a Pacino fan or someone who loves race-against-the-clock stories.

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G R

@RT18208067 Sep 23, 2025

6.5/10 but will rate higher.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 4, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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SpookySkeleton 1

@RT87866898 Jul 20, 2025

It’s not bad, but it’s not amazing either, some plot holes but they’re not enough to make it a terrible movie.

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Synopsis

Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in the conviction of many criminals, including serial killer Jon Forster. On the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself receives an ominous message informing him that he has less than 90 minutes to live.

Director: Jon Avnet
Producer: Jon Avnet, Gary Scott Thompson, Randall Emmett, Avi Lerner
Screenwriter: Gary Scott Thompson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Emmett/Furla Films, Millennium Films
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.9M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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