- Starring: John Lithgow, Sylvester Stallone
- Summary: Sarah (Turner) was an inexperienced climber. She trusted Gabe (Stallone) to rescue her. But something went wrong high above the valley floor. Cliffhanger is high-altitude avalanche of action: a non-stop adventure peak with suspense and capped with heart-quaking terror. (Sony Pictures)
- Director: Renny Harlin
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 16
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Mixed: 6 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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90But where most rugged he-man films feature a few action sequences scattered throughout, director Renny Harlin keeps the adventure stuff in this reputed $ 65 million production coming at an astonishing pace.
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50After a tense, terrific, stomach-turning opening that may have moviegoing acrophobes recalling Vertigo, the film soon becomes the latest screen variation on cat-and-Mighty Mouse. [28May1993 Pg.04.D]
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30It's an eroticism of nastiness -- triple-X fare for dirty old men in raincoats. If you resist this sleazy gorefest, you'll be right to feel proud of yourself.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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RyanW10My dad and I are huge fans of Stallone and Cliffhanger is one of his finest. 2 thumbs up.
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