but maybe we should wait until it it’s
the final countdown I had all that time
I sure as hell wouldn’t waste it welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
running out of time
movies I gave you 48 hours to come up
with something the clock is running for
this list we’re taking a look at the
most intense movies where the characters
have a limited amount of time to
complete a given task number 10 gone in
60 seconds minutes with a title like
that it’s only natural that time would
be a crucial factor Nicolas Cage stars
as Memphis a former car thief who’s
roped back in for one last job to save
his brother by stealing 50 cars within
72 hours you stole the car that wasn’t
on the list you stole a car that wasn’t
on the list why you just go to the
police station in a red clown suit and
let everybody know what we’re doing here
throughout their race against the
digital clock our protagonists
encountered numerous obstacles such as
cops gang members and even snakes the
film takes it up a gear in the final act
as Memphis engages in an over-the-top
high-speed chase with only a few minutes
remaining until his deadline we won’t
spoil what happens here but let’s just
say you should definitely go along for
the ride
number nine the Taking of Pelham one two
three
Holly go what do you want I’m taking you
a train in this slick thriller a group
of armed men takes 17 people hostage
aboard a New York subway train demanding
a ransom of 1 million dollars to be
delivered within an hour if the money
arrives late the criminals will kill one
passenger for each passing minute I’m
quite prepared to kill any or all of
them if you do not obey my commands to
the letter have I made myself quite
clear the film is largely carried by a
stellar performance from Robert Shaw as
the mysterious mr. blue who’s come and
sophisticated but will shoot a hostage
without thinking twice Walter Matthau is
just as great as Zachary Garber a
hard-boiled lieutenant trying to buy the
hostages time and out with the hijackers
theory me Pelham want you I was running
things like when they were guns a tick
as to blast them out yeah well you’re
not running things so why don’t you
start doing your own work and let the
police do their a well-plotted script
sharp direction and strong supporting
cast further helped Pelham to stick out
as one of the 70s finest heist movies 26
minutes after that we can start
scratching them off one per minute
number 8
crank this balls-to-the-wall action fest
gives you five minutes of exposition and
then immediately cuts to the chase
assassin Chev Chelios is injected with a
drug that slows down his heart and will
eventually kill him throughout his
desperate pursuit for a cure chap must
keep his heart going through narcotics
defibrillation and sex that’s it this
popcorn flick is a heart-pounding
adrenaline rush that refuses to stop for
a breather
it may be relentless and ridiculous but
crank won’t bore you for a second
watching the film is the equivalent of
drinking a box of energy drinks and then
tossing back some Mentos just for kicks
look at this some of these thoughts
would that be England
sorry funny no if you’re a Jason Statham
fan it’s about time you checked this one
out sorry
number seven speed okay we’re gonna try
to bypass the remote current with the
battery can you find a trip wire for the
remote speed has one of the most
ingenious setups you’ll ever see in an
action picture a bus is rigged with a
bomb that will explode if the driver
drops his speed below 50 miles per hour
quiz hotshot there’s a bomb on a bus
once the bus goes 50 miles an hour the
bomb is armed if it drops below 50 it
blows up what do you do what do you do
of course having a terrific premise is
one thing the question is if the idea is
well executed with yonder bunk behind
the camera speed never runs out of gas
let’s go we’re leaking gas
well you felt you needed another
challenge isn’t the film is much more
than an extended car chase sequence
elevated by brilliant pacing and daring
heroes and genuine thrills even when the
bus reaches its final destination it
doesn’t allow its audience to stop and
rest it continually raises the stakes as
our heroes run out of time Jack five
minutes not enough time run the tape we
have time number six 127 hours
this marks 24 hours stuck in Blue John
Canyon right where it’s slide sucked
this was a big drop Danny Boyle brings
us the amazing true story of mountain
climber Aron Ralston who gets stuck in a
canyon
after his arm is trapped under a boulder
the clock starts to tick from that
moment as Aaron fights to survive where
most people would give up and wait to
expire in such a hopeless situation
Aron refuses to let his spirit be
crushed
I’ve been looking towards it my whole
life minute I was born
every breath I’ve taken every action
it’s been leading me to this crack he
resorts to extreme measures over the
next five days which are undeniably
brutal and grueling at times the
experience truly makes the audience
reflect on how suddenly the timer on
anyone’s life can suddenly speed up
during his 127 hours of imprisonment
everyone in the audience is inspired to
make the most of their time on earth
number five unstoppable because it’s
funny you’re a funny guy
sometimes one little mistake can
escalate into a much bigger disaster in
director Tony Scott’s final feature film
an unattended freight train is
accidentally sent rampaging towards the
city the engineer they say made an error
in controlling the train before leaving
the locomotive he intended to apply the
independent brakes and then by the time
he realized his mistake the train was
going too fast for him to climb back on
as the runaway charges at full power it
appears there’s no way to stop it in
time
luckily Denzel Washington and Chris Pine
don’t know the meaning of the word
unstoppable
oh great
much like the locomotive itself the
movie is a non-stop thrill ride that
keeps gaining momentum with the suspense
building as the narrative intensifies
gripping stimulating and exceedingly
well-made
you won’t regret climbing on board this
action-packed flick number four
Armageddon director Michael Bay is no
stranger to playing around with time
constraints in the rock
our heroes embark on a race against time
to prevent a nerve gas attack on San
Francisco come on general let’s be all
we can be in Armageddon all humankind is
at risk as an asteroid the size of Texas
heads for Earth with only 18 weeks left
NASA enlists a ragtag crew of oil
drillers to prevent a global catastrophe
with its non-stop action and rapid
editing Armageddon is admittedly an
acquired taste guess what guys it’s time
to embrace the horror to the end of the
year nevertheless Bay’s hyper filmmaking
style does create a real sense of panic
dread and danger
the clock on that nine-foot nuclear
weapon is ticking the film additionally
puts the ticking clock trope –
impeccable use leading to a dramatic
ending that’s sure to have a deep impact
on the viewer number three Back to the
Future sent back in time from 1985 to
1955 Marty McFly only has one shot at
returning home when a lightning bolt
strikes the clock tower at precisely
1004 p.m. on the evening of November
12th you start off down the street
driving directly toward the cable
accelerating to 88 miles per hour
according to the flyer precisely 1004
p.m. this Saturday night like me will
strike the clock tower electrifying the
cable on top of that our hero has a week
to ensure that his parents fall in love
are you okay
otherwise he man his family in his
present will be erased from existence as
if that mission weren’t already
stressful enough Marty also has to get
his trusty DeLorean back to 1985 in time
to save the docs life but he’s got all
the time in the world doesn’t he get all
the time I want I got a time machine I
can just go back early to warn him the
memorable characters plus the balance of
action drama and comedy all come
together to make this a truly timeless
classic see if you bastards can do 90
number two inception mustn’t be afraid
to dream a little bigger darling
an unconventional heist movie Inception
follows a group of thieves that
infiltrate a CEOs subconscious to plant
an idea in his head if you can steal an
idea from someone’s mind and why can’t
you plan one day you step in the real
world our protagonists have a 10 hour
window of opportunity in the dream world
though time works differently moving
faster the deeper they go that means
time becomes even more precious since 50
years can pass by in a flash and the
team’s maneuvers have to be done
precisely at the right moment for you
father telling me it’s impossible no
it’s perfectly possible it’s just bloody
difficult director Christopher Nolan
would play with time again later in
interstellar as our heroes travel to a
planet where one hour equals seven earth
years while that film also brilliantly
made us feel the ticking clock inception
set the standard with its inventive
ideas mind-blowing set pieces and sense
of uncertainty listen if you’re gonna
perform inception you need imagination
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions those code is
not time travel rather source code is
time reassignment it gives us access to
a parallel reality check form some
coming man jumped when boulders camp on
the Freak emo galloped ramped up its
shoe the most usual we’d lock the
picture return my son alive uninjured
I withdraw the bounty but any luck you
could simply disappear
understand you will never see this money
Mario Bava do did that idiot rule
assumes a new food ama you meet up with
ABBA
if anything were to happen to me
remember the fan
she’s in the map
ten minutes get another chance good then
I have time to get a drink all right
number one Run Lola Run Alison autumn
literally opening with a ticking clock
run lola run instantly throws the
audience into the action and it almost
never slows down
this fast-paced thriller centers on a
young woman who’s given 20 minutes to
help her endangered boyfriend raise 100
thousand marks the plot may seem
straightforward on paper but the film
frequently catches the audience
off-guard with unexpected twists and
turns
ahoo not house my kids afford wound not
housing markets find a nice firm you it
doesn’t
suppose it does point palace every
second here makes a difference putting
the viewer in a state of urgency the
rousing musical score will additionally
make the audience feel like they’re
running on a treadmill with a gun
pointed at them
clocking in at only 81 minutes run lola
run flies by fast and takes your breath
away in the process
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite running out of time movie
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
the final countdown I had all that time
I sure as hell wouldn’t waste it welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
running out of time
movies I gave you 48 hours to come up
with something the clock is running for
this list we’re taking a look at the
most intense movies where the characters
have a limited amount of time to
complete a given task number 10 gone in
60 seconds minutes with a title like
that it’s only natural that time would
be a crucial factor Nicolas Cage stars
as Memphis a former car thief who’s
roped back in for one last job to save
his brother by stealing 50 cars within
72 hours you stole the car that wasn’t
on the list you stole a car that wasn’t
on the list why you just go to the
police station in a red clown suit and
let everybody know what we’re doing here
throughout their race against the
digital clock our protagonists
encountered numerous obstacles such as
cops gang members and even snakes the
film takes it up a gear in the final act
as Memphis engages in an over-the-top
high-speed chase with only a few minutes
remaining until his deadline we won’t
spoil what happens here but let’s just
say you should definitely go along for
the ride
number nine the Taking of Pelham one two
three
Holly go what do you want I’m taking you
a train in this slick thriller a group
of armed men takes 17 people hostage
aboard a New York subway train demanding
a ransom of 1 million dollars to be
delivered within an hour if the money
arrives late the criminals will kill one
passenger for each passing minute I’m
quite prepared to kill any or all of
them if you do not obey my commands to
the letter have I made myself quite
clear the film is largely carried by a
stellar performance from Robert Shaw as
the mysterious mr. blue who’s come and
sophisticated but will shoot a hostage
without thinking twice Walter Matthau is
just as great as Zachary Garber a
hard-boiled lieutenant trying to buy the
hostages time and out with the hijackers
theory me Pelham want you I was running
things like when they were guns a tick
as to blast them out yeah well you’re
not running things so why don’t you
start doing your own work and let the
police do their a well-plotted script
sharp direction and strong supporting
cast further helped Pelham to stick out
as one of the 70s finest heist movies 26
minutes after that we can start
scratching them off one per minute
number 8
crank this balls-to-the-wall action fest
gives you five minutes of exposition and
then immediately cuts to the chase
assassin Chev Chelios is injected with a
drug that slows down his heart and will
eventually kill him throughout his
desperate pursuit for a cure chap must
keep his heart going through narcotics
defibrillation and sex that’s it this
popcorn flick is a heart-pounding
adrenaline rush that refuses to stop for
a breather
it may be relentless and ridiculous but
crank won’t bore you for a second
watching the film is the equivalent of
drinking a box of energy drinks and then
tossing back some Mentos just for kicks
look at this some of these thoughts
would that be England
sorry funny no if you’re a Jason Statham
fan it’s about time you checked this one
out sorry
number seven speed okay we’re gonna try
to bypass the remote current with the
battery can you find a trip wire for the
remote speed has one of the most
ingenious setups you’ll ever see in an
action picture a bus is rigged with a
bomb that will explode if the driver
drops his speed below 50 miles per hour
quiz hotshot there’s a bomb on a bus
once the bus goes 50 miles an hour the
bomb is armed if it drops below 50 it
blows up what do you do what do you do
of course having a terrific premise is
one thing the question is if the idea is
well executed with yonder bunk behind
the camera speed never runs out of gas
let’s go we’re leaking gas
well you felt you needed another
challenge isn’t the film is much more
than an extended car chase sequence
elevated by brilliant pacing and daring
heroes and genuine thrills even when the
bus reaches its final destination it
doesn’t allow its audience to stop and
rest it continually raises the stakes as
our heroes run out of time Jack five
minutes not enough time run the tape we
have time number six 127 hours
this marks 24 hours stuck in Blue John
Canyon right where it’s slide sucked
this was a big drop Danny Boyle brings
us the amazing true story of mountain
climber Aron Ralston who gets stuck in a
canyon
after his arm is trapped under a boulder
the clock starts to tick from that
moment as Aaron fights to survive where
most people would give up and wait to
expire in such a hopeless situation
Aron refuses to let his spirit be
crushed
I’ve been looking towards it my whole
life minute I was born
every breath I’ve taken every action
it’s been leading me to this crack he
resorts to extreme measures over the
next five days which are undeniably
brutal and grueling at times the
experience truly makes the audience
reflect on how suddenly the timer on
anyone’s life can suddenly speed up
during his 127 hours of imprisonment
everyone in the audience is inspired to
make the most of their time on earth
number five unstoppable because it’s
funny you’re a funny guy
sometimes one little mistake can
escalate into a much bigger disaster in
director Tony Scott’s final feature film
an unattended freight train is
accidentally sent rampaging towards the
city the engineer they say made an error
in controlling the train before leaving
the locomotive he intended to apply the
independent brakes and then by the time
he realized his mistake the train was
going too fast for him to climb back on
as the runaway charges at full power it
appears there’s no way to stop it in
time
luckily Denzel Washington and Chris Pine
don’t know the meaning of the word
unstoppable
oh great
much like the locomotive itself the
movie is a non-stop thrill ride that
keeps gaining momentum with the suspense
building as the narrative intensifies
gripping stimulating and exceedingly
well-made
you won’t regret climbing on board this
action-packed flick number four
Armageddon director Michael Bay is no
stranger to playing around with time
constraints in the rock
our heroes embark on a race against time
to prevent a nerve gas attack on San
Francisco come on general let’s be all
we can be in Armageddon all humankind is
at risk as an asteroid the size of Texas
heads for Earth with only 18 weeks left
NASA enlists a ragtag crew of oil
drillers to prevent a global catastrophe
with its non-stop action and rapid
editing Armageddon is admittedly an
acquired taste guess what guys it’s time
to embrace the horror to the end of the
year nevertheless Bay’s hyper filmmaking
style does create a real sense of panic
dread and danger
the clock on that nine-foot nuclear
weapon is ticking the film additionally
puts the ticking clock trope –
impeccable use leading to a dramatic
ending that’s sure to have a deep impact
on the viewer number three Back to the
Future sent back in time from 1985 to
1955 Marty McFly only has one shot at
returning home when a lightning bolt
strikes the clock tower at precisely
1004 p.m. on the evening of November
12th you start off down the street
driving directly toward the cable
accelerating to 88 miles per hour
according to the flyer precisely 1004
p.m. this Saturday night like me will
strike the clock tower electrifying the
cable on top of that our hero has a week
to ensure that his parents fall in love
are you okay
otherwise he man his family in his
present will be erased from existence as
if that mission weren’t already
stressful enough Marty also has to get
his trusty DeLorean back to 1985 in time
to save the docs life but he’s got all
the time in the world doesn’t he get all
the time I want I got a time machine I
can just go back early to warn him the
memorable characters plus the balance of
action drama and comedy all come
together to make this a truly timeless
classic see if you bastards can do 90
number two inception mustn’t be afraid
to dream a little bigger darling
an unconventional heist movie Inception
follows a group of thieves that
infiltrate a CEOs subconscious to plant
an idea in his head if you can steal an
idea from someone’s mind and why can’t
you plan one day you step in the real
world our protagonists have a 10 hour
window of opportunity in the dream world
though time works differently moving
faster the deeper they go that means
time becomes even more precious since 50
years can pass by in a flash and the
team’s maneuvers have to be done
precisely at the right moment for you
father telling me it’s impossible no
it’s perfectly possible it’s just bloody
difficult director Christopher Nolan
would play with time again later in
interstellar as our heroes travel to a
planet where one hour equals seven earth
years while that film also brilliantly
made us feel the ticking clock inception
set the standard with its inventive
ideas mind-blowing set pieces and sense
of uncertainty listen if you’re gonna
perform inception you need imagination
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions those code is
not time travel rather source code is
time reassignment it gives us access to
a parallel reality check form some
coming man jumped when boulders camp on
the Freak emo galloped ramped up its
shoe the most usual we’d lock the
picture return my son alive uninjured
I withdraw the bounty but any luck you
could simply disappear
understand you will never see this money
Mario Bava do did that idiot rule
assumes a new food ama you meet up with
ABBA
if anything were to happen to me
remember the fan
she’s in the map
ten minutes get another chance good then
I have time to get a drink all right
number one Run Lola Run Alison autumn
literally opening with a ticking clock
run lola run instantly throws the
audience into the action and it almost
never slows down
this fast-paced thriller centers on a
young woman who’s given 20 minutes to
help her endangered boyfriend raise 100
thousand marks the plot may seem
straightforward on paper but the film
frequently catches the audience
off-guard with unexpected twists and
turns
ahoo not house my kids afford wound not
housing markets find a nice firm you it
doesn’t
suppose it does point palace every
second here makes a difference putting
the viewer in a state of urgency the
rousing musical score will additionally
make the audience feel like they’re
running on a treadmill with a gun
pointed at them
clocking in at only 81 minutes run lola
run flies by fast and takes your breath
away in the process
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite running out of time movie
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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