Sudden Death
β 6 Β· 1995 Β· 111m Β· Action Β· Drama Β· Thriller Β· Crime
When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game β with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end β he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.
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