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Hard Rain

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34% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
The small town of Huntingburg is forced to evacuate when torrential rains bring rising flood waters. The local sheriff (Randy Quaid) and town residents, having been through this before, are all too familiar with the looting and petty thefts that take place in an abandoned town. What they are not aware of, however, is the planned heist of an armored car sent to transport the $3 million from local banks.
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Hard Rain is an implausible heist movie soaked in disaster movie trappings.

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Mike Clark USA Today 01/09/2018
1.5/4
Hard Rain is pure water torture. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 07/17/2009
Virtually nothing that takes place here is believable for a moment, beginning with the idea that all these people would expend all their energies trying to shoot one another when they are so imperiled to begin with. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 12/17/2008
C-
The flood rises, the night grows murky, and it becomes clear that the more water there is on screen, the less room there is for anything of interest to happen. Go to Full Review
Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) 01/19/2023
D-
The first candidate for one of the worst films of 1998. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 01/02/2022
8/10
A sharply photographed, sparkling little thriller, full of appropriate slow-motion, exciting confrontations in unique settings, and a rip-roaring climax. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/10/2020
3.0/4.0
In terms of pure visuals, I loved this film. Go to Full Review
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Aaron C Sep 17 Over the top action. Something to watch if you're bored and its on TV See more Aug 16 The film junkies dont like this movie. I love it. Love the atmosphere and the actors. Look past your expectations of grandure and enjoy a rainy day action flick. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 3 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 See more David T Mar 30 A great 90s dumb action thriller. Perfect switch your brain off movie. See more William D @Williams0604 08/22/2023 Great movie. One of the best heist movies I have seen. See more Steve D 02/10/2023 Not even the strong cast can make this mess work. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The small town of Huntingburg is forced to evacuate when torrential rains bring rising flood waters. The local sheriff (Randy Quaid) and town residents, having been through this before, are all too familiar with the looting and petty thefts that take place in an abandoned town. What they are not aware of, however, is the planned heist of an armored car sent to transport the $3 million from local banks.
Director
Mikael Salomon
Producer
Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Art Levinson
Screenwriter
Graham Yost
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG), Toho-Towa, H2L Media Group, Paramount Pictures, Marubeni, BBC, Mutual Film Company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.9M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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