Maximum Risk

"The other side of safe."

1996 1h 40m EN

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5.8

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35%

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5.6

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 594🥫35%Rotten Tomatoes★5.6IMDB · 24,866

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

“The other side of safe.”

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
Natasha Henstridge
Alex Minetti
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Sebastien
Zach Grenier
Ivan Dzasokhov
Paul Ben-Victor
Agent Pellman
Frank Senger
Agent Loomis
Stefanos Miltsakakis
Red Face
Frank Van Keeken
Davis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Writers: Larry Ferguson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge and Jean-Hugues Anglade carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The other side of safe.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung directs. Alexander Gruszynski behind the camera. Robert Folk scores. Bill Pankow cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge and Jean-Hugues Anglade carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The other side of safe.".
7IMDB entry: tt0117011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.