Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Randy Quaid

Tom has taken a job with his uncle as an armoured car courier. They currently have $3 million entrusted to their care when they are caught in the rising waters of the Mississippi during a major flood....( read more  read more... ) Jim is a career criminal who hopes to get out of crime by pulling off one last job: stealing the $3 million. His plan goes terribly wrong when Tom refuses to do the easy thing and give up the money. However, both face the sheriff of the small town who has plans of his own for the cash.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Mikael Salomon

Release Date: June 1, 1997

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DVD Release Date: December 15, 1998

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  • September 25, 2009
    A lot of wet fun. Not in a rude way though!
  • December 21, 2008
    Good cast. Movie about an armoured truck being robbed during a flood.
  • October 19, 2008
    Here's a movie lesson: before filling an entire set with water to shoot a film, first try to actually think a bit about the plot of said film
  • October 16, 2008
    classic action movie with the perfect formula of excitement and thrills. makers of action movies should look upon "hard rain" as a reference point and learn from it. ace casting for the parts too. really enjoyed watching slater, freeman, driver and quaid on screen. with some real...( read more)ly unforgettable scenes and driving action this is not to be missed!... and i worship the ground minnie walks on
  • June 1, 2008
    A simple plan.
    An instant fortune. Just add water...
  • October 18, 2009
    Men with guns and a lot of rain. Your run of the mill, brain dead, action movie. I'd say the most original thing about this is the excess of rain.
  • August 15, 2009
    Hard Rain might have a twisted plot, pitting an armored truck guard against some robbers who are trying to steal 3 million dollars, but that doesn't really make it a bad movie. All the while, they're surrounded by a massive flood as their main obstacle. Hard Rain has some of the ...( read more)best actors such as Morgan Freeman and Randy Quaid playing the leading roles and they all do great jobs. Hard Rain also has some good action sequences and a lot of suspense throughout the film. It's like a wet and wild goosechase with everybody trying to catch Christian Slater in order to get the money. The special effects with all the water and rain couldn't have been done much better. Hard Rain is just another usual action movie until Morgan Freeman joins Christian Slater and they both team up and try to survive against the other robbers. That's when this movie gets a lot better with all the suspense and action.
    If you like good action movies with some suspense added in, you will probably like Hard Rain. The only drawback is the twisted plot, sometimes you might wonder what the movie is really about. But watch it and you'll figure it out without a problem. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. I think I may like this movie now more than I did then, which it's usually the opposite. An underrated great.
  • August 14, 2009
    Saw part of this I think. Something about a flood and stolen money. Whatever.
  • June 30, 2009
    "This was a good, good movie with a lots of action, one of my faves"!
  • June 13, 2009
    Not a bad flick...worth the one look

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