Hours

Release Date: Friday, December 13, 2013 Limited

Peter Safran, Paul Walker, Eric Heisserer, Genesis Rodriguez, Kevin Frakes, Kerry Cahill, Dan Clifton, Yohance Myles

Set during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and follows a father's desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm's destruction.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 37 m

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Set during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and follows a father's desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm's destruction.

Plot

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Plot
Before sunrise on August 29, 2005, Nolan Hayes (Walker) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife, Abigail (Rodriguez), who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan's life quickly spirals out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina ravages the hospital, forcing an evacuation. Nolan and his newborn baby are soon cut off from the world by power outages and rising flood waters. With his baby completely dependent on a ventilator Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another, fighting to keep his daughter alive, as minute by agonizing minute passes...becoming unimaginable hours.
Cited as official plot version from online.wsj.com
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The film's director Eric Heisserer last directed Hours. The film's writer Eric Heisserer last wrote Shadow and Bone and Bloodshot.

Screenwriter
Producers
Dan Clifton
Kevin Frakes
Peter Safran

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements, violence and drug material
Runtime
1 hr, 37 m
Tagline
Every second counts.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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  • Pantelion production executives Sandra Condito and Paul Michael Perez found the film.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. Pantelion Films has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the suspense thriller.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Release Dates

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Hours was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 13, 2013 . There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas and American Hustle. As a limited release, Hours was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Hours was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Friday, December 13 , 2013. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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