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Judgment Night (1993)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 11

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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In Judgment Night, an action-packed thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins, a group of young middle-class men Emilio Estevez Cuba Gooding Jr. Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff on a night out with the boys take a disastrous wrong turn that leads to a run-in with a vicious street gang led by Fallon (Denis Leary). A cold, vicious and frightening criminal, Fallon and his band of thugs threaten to permanently silence the foursome after they witness a murder. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Stephen Hopkins

In Theaters: Oct 15, 1993 Wide

On DVD: Apr 7, 1998

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Emilio Estevez
Frank Wyatt
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Mike Peterson
Denis Leary
Fallon
Stephen Dorff
John Wyatt
Jeremy Piven
Ray Cochran
Peter Greene
Sykes
Michael Wiseman
Travis
Angela Alvarado
Rita
Lydell M. Cheshier
Shop Owner
Michael De Lorenzo
Kid
Nigel Gibbs
Cop 2
Galyn Gorg
Clarissa
Christine Harnos
Linda Wyatt
Mark Phelan
Cop 1
Doug Wert
Freeway Driver
Eugene Williams
Buck
Will Zahrn
Charley
Stuart M. Abramson
Rent-A Cop 2
Relioues Webb
Dre
Lynda Gordon
Judy Taylor
Lauren Robinson
Angie
Sean O'Grady
Announcer
David Crowley
Rent-A Cop 1
Erik Schrody
Michael DeLorenzo

Critic Reviews for Judgment Night

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (11)

This is an exceedingly well directed, cleverly filmed and edited, tension-filled affair. It is also a wholly preposterous, muddled, paranoid view of the inner-city nightmare where the slightest misstep is sure to have a fateful result.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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A tight, energetic sleeper in the action-adventure genre, manages to pack a few anti-machismo sentiments into an otherwise brawny tale.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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The filmmakers have made a big deal of a soundtrack that features 10 collaborations between rappers and rockers (the theme is performed by De La Soul and Teenage Fan Club), but their casting consciousness is less adventurous.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

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It's refreshing to know that it's not just characters in horror films who are irredeemably dumb.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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Perhaps the ultimate Judgment comes from Estevez, who observes: 'Nothing about tonight makes sense.'

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

Excellent soundtrack, appalling acting, especially by Gooding.

December 17, 2003 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

A classy, edge of your seat thriller. Fun all round!

November 18, 2003 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Fallon's obsessive quest to eliminate witnesses comes to seem more and more like utter madness -- but then, maybe that's the point. It's hard to tell amidst the layered gunfire and random explosions.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Pretty tense stuff most of the way.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Denis Leary's portrayal of a deadly gang leader is a perfect example of playing the "oppposite" with his dry sense of humor, and that hard to distinguish smile. Definately someone who deserves much more credit as an actor. The film consists of four friends on their way to a boxing match that get caught in gang-land as

December 27, 2009