Brake

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Brake

R

2012

1h 32m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A federal agent (Stephen Dorff) is taken captive by terrorists who want to know the location of the U.S. president's secret bunker.

Perri Nemiroff

Shockya.com

03/23/2012

3/5

Who needs rationality when a film's compelling? Between the powerful central issue and Dorff's rock solid performance, Brake makes for an exhilarating experience.

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

03/23/2012

2.5/5.0

Dorff is stellar and the film builds some tension but a bit too much required suspension of disbelief, some plot holes, weak dialogue, and two increasingly silly twist endings ultimately sink the piece.

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

03/23/2012

1.5/4

The whole claustrophobic one-man show feels like we've been here before, and with better material.

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Jamie Neish

HeyUGuys

08/14/2018

1.5/5

As predictable and uninspired as thrillers come, falling foul to all kinds of clichés and the overdone tropes that reflect a formula that has become almost entirely redundant of spontaneity and notability.

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Jeff Beck

We Got This Covered

01/16/2013

6/10

While the film is suspenseful for awhile, it ultimately becomes a let down because of a stretched out story and an absurd ending.

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

07/24/2012

54/100

It's a clever B-movie that has a number of fun twists up its sleeve.

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Ryan K

@TacoLoco79 09/02/2024

Would have been so much better if they'd skipped the second part of the ending.

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08/17/2020

The movie has great twist and turns for being in a box most of the time!

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bryan c

@kagetsu 08/13/2020

Problem with movies is I guessed the entire thing within the first 15 mins of the movie... At the end I guessed it also... (Not going to spoil it)

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07/04/2020

Ignore all the naysayers. This movie does something fresh and lets the terrorists win. The only reason it's been poo-pooed is because yanks don't like it when their side aren't victorious.

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07/03/2019

The need for unexpected plot twists and the consequences of inconsistencies in the script ruined the end of this film

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11/02/2018

Wow, works on all levels

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Synopsis

A federal agent (Stephen Dorff) is taken captive by terrorists who want to know the location of the U.S. president's secret bunker.

Director: Gabe Torres
Producer: James Walker, Nathan West, Gabe Torres
Screenwriter: Timothy Mannion
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Walking West Entertainment
Rating: R (Mental Torture/Terror|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3K
Runtime: 1h 32m