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Cliffhanger
1993
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Positive Reviews
23
Negative reviews
10
Average Rating
3.0
/5
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3.2
Despite the dont look down Olympian settings, Cliffhangers spirit is brutal and earthbound. The movie is like one of those computer designed simulator ..
EW
3.8
Cliffhanger is a device to entertain us, and it works, especially during those moments when Stallone is hanging by his fingernails over a three mile f ..
Rogerebert
1.5
Fun for the undemanding, but Stallones comeback should have been much tighter.
Time Out
4.5
If you resist this sleazy gorefest, youll be right to feel proud of yourself.
1.5
It doesnt get any better than this, she says, citing the great philosopher Old Milwaukee.
3.5
No matter how many goods actors surround Stallone, its still his remarkable presence thats the main attraction.
4.0
Action filmmaking at its best a career high for director Harlin and arguably Stallone as well.
2.5
If youre in the mood for something thats completely visceral and mindless (really mindless the plot is a joke, filled with contrivances and coincidenc ..
ReelViews
1.5
Its hard to think of a movie my feelings have been more divided on.
Chicago Reader
3.8
...Cliffhanger kicks off with an enthralling sequence detailing a perilous rescue attempt within the aforementioned Rocky Mountains.
Reel Film Reviews
3.8
It is a big scale action adventure with plenty of blood and blasts. It resembles some Shakespeare plays only in that by the end of the story almost al ..
Lariat
1.5
How insecure todays filmmakers must be if they dont trust high adventure on awesome peaks to entertain their audience, but feel impelled to charge up ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
When Cliffhanger is doing its Vertigo thing, it is an incredibly effective thriller, with an opening scene that is so intense audience members will wo ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Cliffhanger is everything youd expect from a summer blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone big, predictable, and dumb as houses.
Internet Reviews
3.0
tallone himself co authored the screenplay with Michael France, undoubtedly to make sure the story gave audiences exactly what they wanted breath taki ..
Internet Reviews
3.0
A mountain rescue gone tragically wrong has left Colorado climber Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone: Cop Land, Rocky) unsure of himself.
2.8
A popcorn summer movie with Stallone where he belongs, in the wilderness as a primitive hero fighting villains and the elements.
Emanuellevy
4.0
Director Renny Harlin hits the viewer hard with a bravado scene thats tough to top.
Bbc
1.5
That rasping tension is soon smoothed away, as the plot sets off on its daft and hackneyed course.
New Yorker
4.5
We are not at Cliffhanger for realism; were there for the cliffhanging, and theres plenty of it.
Time
3.1
For a film of its vintage, this one looks surprisingly good, with vibrant color and excellent detail.
Groucho Reviews
3.8
Walker: Yeah, an youre a real piece of sh..) Audiences who stayed away from Stallones early 90s comedies, OSCAR and STOP!
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
An admittedly frivolous yet highly entertaining action heavy survivalist thriller.
3.0
If youre a Stallone fan and a 4K enthusiast, this is a must see for the sheer wonderment of the visuals.
Star Burst Magazine
1.5
Cliffhanger does its damnedest to see that the audience gets its moneys worth of thrills. But for all the state of the art stunt work, the movie has l ..
News Week
4.5
Big budget nonsense that still manages to provide plenty of thrills thanks to its high rise settings.
Film 4
2.0
Cliffhanger no doubt makes for a great coming attraction, but as a two hour movie its claims are much more problematic.
La Times
1.3
We root for him to triumph over tremendous odds, knowing that it isnt likely to occur.
Articles Chicago Tribune
3.8
Like the roller coaster ride Cliffhanger clearly wants to be, the film sends you out pleasantly rattled and wobbly of gait.
Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
Yes, thats the one that hangs down; impaling someone on a stalagmite wouldnt be half as cool.
People
3.0
With its absurd story and even more absurd action set pieces, Cliffhangers over the top (pun intended again) thrills and cheesy one liners keeps this ..
Filmcritic.com
2.5
But the sheer physicality of this production (which doesnt hold a candle to the climbing sequences in the IMAX movie To The Limit) means nothing witho ..
Seattle Times
2.0
This isnt the sort of movie that demands great acting, and Cliffhanger doesnt get it.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.1
The cinematography and gravity defying stunt performances are exhilarating. The story, alas, is pure routine.
Articles Philly
3.1
How can you can tell hes haunted His left eyelid droops exactly 1.2 centimeters.
Articles Baltimore Sun
1.5
On the side of the angels of the peaks, Ralph Waite serves up a cornball cliche as dear, silly old Frank, who paints messy abstracts of bananas eating ..
Hartford Courant
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