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Speed

1994 · Movie · R · 116 min

★ 7.2(7,087)unSUB Rating

ActionThriller

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

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Details
Years
1994
Release date
1994-06-09
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
116 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating (input)
7.2/10 (7,087 votes)
Box office
$350,448,145
Budget
$30,000,000

Themes

  • s.w.a.t.
  • bomber
  • bus bomb
  • los angeles, california
  • falling elevator
  • bomb planting
  • lapd
  • trapped in an elevator
  • subway train
  • bomb explosion
  • ransom demand
  • aggressive
  • +9 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1995
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1995
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1995
  • BAFTA Award — Best Editing · 1995
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Female Performance · 1995
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  • MTV Movie Award — Best Villain · 1995
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Action Sequence · 1995
  • MTV Movie Award — Best On-Screen Duo · 1995
  • MTV Movie Award — Most Desirable Female · 1995
  • Saturn Awards · 1995
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1995 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1995 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1995 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Editing · 1995 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 1995 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1995 · nominated
  • Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Foreign Language Film · 1995 · nominated
  • Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Movie · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Female Performance · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Male Performance · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Kiss · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Most Desirable Male · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Action Sequence · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Most Desirable Female · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Movie · 1995 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best On-Screen Duo · 1995 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Jan de Bont