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Desperate Measures
“Desperate times call for. . .”
60%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Desperate Measures (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Desperate Measures (1998) — a movie tagged as Action, Drama, and Thriller with tense and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCab… Our models also surface themes such as survival and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Desperate Measures 60% (315 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 315 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-01-30
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 9458
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What is Desperate Measures about?
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murdere... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Desperate Measures?
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How long is the movie Desperate Measures?
The official runtime for Desperate Measures is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia
Frank Conner
Brian Cox
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Erik King
Nate Oliver
Efrain Figueroa
Vargas
Joseph Cross
Matthew Conner
Janel Moloney
Sarah Davis
Richard Riehle
Ed Fayne
Tracey Walter
Medical Inmate
Keith Diamond
Derrick Wilson
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Peter Weireter
SWAT Team Commander
Steve Park
Dr. Gosha
Dennis Cockrum
Pelican Bay Head Guard
John C. Meier
Rains, Cop shot in ER
Norman Howell
Kellen, Burnt Cop
John Rottger
Trimble, Burnt Cop
Donna Keegan
Donna, Burning Nurse
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