Getaway

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Getaway

PG-13

2013

1h 29m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Though he used to race cars for a living, Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is now pitted against the clock in the most important race of his life; an unseen criminal (Jon Voight) has kidnapped Brent's wife, and to get her back, he must follow the man's instructions to the letter. Brent commandeers the ultimate muscle car -- a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake -- and, with a tech-savvy young passenger (Selena Gomez), sets out on a high-speed chase to rescue his beloved.

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Critics Consensus

Monotonously fast-paced to the point of exhaustion, Getaway offers a reminder of the dangers in attempting to speed past coherent editing, character development, sensible dialogue, and an interesting plot.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

07/22/2014

It's all you can do not to laugh. Oh, go ahead. But be forewarned that there are many miles to go before we get to the end and it will feel like an eternity before any of it makes sense.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

07/22/2014

1/5

While the seemingly endless car chase has many literal gear changes, Getaway as a film is a monotone experience.

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Kristy Puchko

CinemaBlend

07/22/2014

2/5

Getaway feels like a project that was undercooked, needing snappier dialogue, better shot coverage in its action sequences, and especially a heavier dose of macho charisma.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

1/5

Even the likable Ethan Hawke can’t save the film from its sleep-inducing monotony and overall lack of intelligence.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

09/25/2021

3/5

...cheap but undeniable thrills...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/03/2020

5/10

Incredibly simple and vastly unoriginal.

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Bill P

@BillP62 Jan 31

It’s a lot better movie than the pompous paid reviewers say it is. Much better than the 4% rating that it is getting from them. I didn’t appreciate the complete ripoff from the movie Speed, but the acting was decent and the chase scenes were good. Selena is still hot too.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Jan 24

A well-set thriller that blandly coasted then crashed and burned by misguided "creative" directions messily edited rather chaotically rather than keeping a firm grip on the computerized wheel, not to mentioned repetitive, generic dialogue further disinterest via mechanical vessels albeit likable charm. (C)

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angela g

@Sunflower378 01/16/2024

the movie is good but it has a bad ending but it does have cool car chase scenes

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12/29/2021

It's a nice movie to watch when you're bored of everything on Netflix and need to relax a bit. It's not the greatest thriller/action film of the decade but it's a nice start for Selena Gomez in the action movie industry. Ethan Hawke (from Dead Poets Society) is pretty good too. It's a small action film with nice shots but definitely not The Fast and the Furious

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09/13/2021

It has great car accidents, that was fun at the beginning, but it got boring, and the end was like 😐. I liked the actors, but not the whole story.

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Synopsis

Though he used to race cars for a living, Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is now pitted against the clock in the most important race of his life; an unseen criminal (Jon Voight) has kidnapped Brent's wife, and to get her back, he must follow the man's instructions to the letter. Brent commandeers the ultimate muscle car -- a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake -- and, with a tech-savvy young passenger (Selena Gomez), sets out on a high-speed chase to rescue his beloved.

Director: Courtney Solomon
Producer: Courtney Solomon, Allan Zeman, Moshe Diamant, Christopher Milburn
Screenwriter: Sean Finegan, Gregg Maxwell Parker
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Dark Castle Entertainment, After Dark Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Action|Some Rude Gestures|Violence and Mayhem Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.5M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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