Speed

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Speed

R

1994

1h 51m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.

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Critics Consensus

A terrific popcorn thriller, Speed is taut, tense, and energetic, with outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock.

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Ty Burr

Entertainment Weekly

Dec 22, 2021

A-

Speed is both a reminder of the pleasures of well-done mindlessness and graceful evidence that Hollywood's newest generation of talent can play the box office game if and when it wants to.

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David Hunter

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 10, 2019

There should be traffic jams at the box office as Fox picks up many busloads of riders for its fast and furiously entertaining thriller Speed.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Aug 11, 2014

3/4

De Bont has assembled it with masterly precision. And Speed looks terrific. There are breathtaking aerial shots, mind-boggling stunts, and camera positioning that you just don't expect. It's a rocketing eyeful.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Jun 21, 2024

4.5/5

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, a runaway bus, and a killer high concept combined to create one of the best action movies of the ‘90s. (30th anniversary)

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Zaki Hasan

IGN

Jun 12, 2024

A perfect marriage of concept, cast and execution. The proof of its success is that even though it may feel like it's been left behind by time, action flicks today owe an undisputed debt to what the movie achieved.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Jun 8, 2024

5/5

A well-paced thrill ride of a Die Hard-type action genre.

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Honey W

@honeywats88 6 days ago

Great movie, had me hooked all the way through. The last part dragged a little but otherwise great movie!

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Paul L

@pauly87 6 days ago

Love this movie.

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A P

@FilmFan4547 6 days ago

One of the best “Die Hard on a ____” films in the sub-genre. Keanu & Sandra are perfect in their roles and Dennis Hopper is as menacing as ever in the villain role and Jeff Daniels is great as always as the experienced but ill-fated partner. Great script, great pacing, and lots of suspense and action. What more could you ask for?!

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Stephen C

@dogfood23111 Nov 5, 2026

This movie is rated R.

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John K

@RT59028310 Nov 4, 2026

Great 90's action flick (and there were a lot of great ones that decade) with Dennis Hopper chewing the scenery in a wonderfully crazy villain role! Keanu Reeves giving one of his first good performances here and Sandra Bullock utterly charming. Lots of action, suspense and spectacle-- a movie that has very high replay value

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Paul G

@Fred1963 Oct 28, 2026

When asked between the worst film ever made, I'm really torn between Dead Calm and the Speed franchise - the biggest thing in Dead Calm's favour is that, as far as I'm aware, there is not, and never will be a sequel..... People seem to think that Speed isn't as awful as its spawn - they're wrong - it's just as ludicrous, but rinsing and repeating just makes that harder to deny....

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Synopsis

Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.

Director: Jan de Bont
Producer: Mark Gordon
Screenwriter: Graham Yost
Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $121.2M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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