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Held Up
58%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
Held Up (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Held Up (1999) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny, tense, and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Held Up 58% (66 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 66 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-10-08
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 19489
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Where can I watch Held Up (1999)?
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Is there an official trailer for Held Up?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Held Up directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Held Up about?
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Held Up?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Held Up?
The official runtime for Held Up is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jamie Foxx
Michael
Nia Long
Rae
Barry Corbin
Pembry
John Cullum
Jack
Jake Busey
Beaumont
Roselyn Sánchez
Trina
Eduardo Yáñez
Rodrigo
Sarah Paulson
Mary
Diego Fuentes
Sal
Michael Shamus Wiles
Biker
Julie Hagerty
Gloria
Andrew Jackson
Billy (SWAT Team Leader)
Dalton James
Sonny
Sam Vlahos
Jose
- S
Sam Gifaldi
Rusty
Herta Ware
Alice
- H
Harper Roisman
Howard
Natalia Cigliuti
Wilma
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