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Hard Rain

Play trailer Poster for Hard Rain R 1998 1h 36m Action Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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36% Tomatometer 44 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
The small town of Huntingburg is forced to evacuate when torrential rains bring rising floodwaters. The local sheriff and town residents, having been through this before, are all too familiar with the looting and petty thefts that take place in an abandoned town. What they are not aware of, however, is the planned heist of an armored car sent to transport the $3 million from local banks.
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Hard Rain is an implausible heist movie soaked in disaster movie trappings.

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Mike Clark USA Today Jan 9, 2018
1.5/4
Hard Rain is pure water torture. Go to Full Review Todd McCarthy Variety Jul 17, 2009
Virtually nothing that takes place here is believable for a moment, beginning with the idea that all these people would expend all their energies trying to shoot one another when they are so imperiled to begin with. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Dec 17, 2008
C-
The flood rises, the night grows murky, and it becomes clear that the more water there is on screen, the less room there is for anything of interest to happen. Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Jan 19, 2023
D-
The first candidate for one of the worst films of 1998. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Jan 2, 2022
8/10
A sharply photographed, sparkling little thriller, full of appropriate slow-motion, exciting confrontations in unique settings, and a rip-roaring climax. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 10, 2020
3.0/4.0
In terms of pure visuals, I loved this film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 26, 2026 Hard Rain = a 1.5 star Movie! See more Jason R @J-Rush1411 Jun 25, 2026 Hard Rain deserves a higher rating, its a great thriller See more Aaron C @RT40849073 Sep 17, 2025 Over the top action. Something to watch if you're bored and its on TV See more JONES T @RT86231123 Aug 16, 2025 The film junkies dont like this movie. I love it. Love the atmosphere and the actors. Look past your expectations of grandure and enjoy a rainy day action flick. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 3, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more David T @RT07693915 Mar 30, 2025 A great 90s dumb action thriller. Perfect switch your brain off movie. See more Read all reviews
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Mikael Salomon

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Morgan Freeman

Jim

Christian Slater

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Randy Quaid

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Minnie Driver

Karen

Ed Asner

Uncle Charlie

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Synopsis The small town of Huntingburg is forced to evacuate when torrential rains bring rising floodwaters. The local sheriff and town residents, having been through this before, are all too familiar with the looting and petty thefts that take place in an abandoned town. What they are not aware of, however, is the planned heist of an armored car sent to transport the $3 million from local banks.
Director
Mikael Salomon
Producer
Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Art Levinson
Screenwriter
Graham Yost
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG), Toho-Towa, H2L Media Group, Paramount Pictures, Marubeni, BBC, Mutual Film Company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.9M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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