The Desperate Hour (2022)

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Time is running out.

A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

• Released: 2022-02-17
• Genres: Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 24m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 488 votes

Directed by Phillip Noyce.

Top cast

• Naomi Watts as Amy Carr
• Colton Gobbo as Noah Carr
• Sierra Maltby as Emily
• Michelle Johnston as Heather (voice)
• Woodrow Schrieber as Detective Paulson (voice)
• David Reale as CJ (voice)
• Jason Clarke as Greg Minor (voice)
• Debra Wilson as Dedra Wilkinson (voice)
• Christopher Marren as Peter
• Joshua Bowman as Emergency Police

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Desperate Hour

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Now TV Cinema; rent on Sky Store; buy on Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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