by Michael Cimino

Desperate Hours is a crime thriller film released in 1990, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, and Mimi Rogers.

as Michael Bosworth, a charismatic criminal that stages a shockingly simple jailbreak and takes over an elegant, comfortable house in the suburbs as director Michael Cimino's hideout

A remake of the 1955 film (and hit Broadway play) of the same name, DESPERATE HOURS features Mickey Rourke as Michael Bosworth, a charismatic criminal that stages a shockingly simple jailbreak and takes over an elegant, comfortable house in the suburbs as director Michael Cimino's hideout.

by William Wyler

'The Desperate Hours,' a thrilling crime-drama directed by William Wyler in 1955, is set in an idyllic suburban home in a fictional city in Indiana.

a “riveting and pulse pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce

Unfolding in real time, THE DESPERATE HOUR is a “riveting and pulse pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce.

by Phillip Noyce

The Desperate Hour was directed by Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector) and written by Chris Sparling (Buried).

Mike Barker

Shattered, Europe: Desperate Hours) is a 2007 British–Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, co-produced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello.

director Michael Cimino's sixth feature,

director Michael Cimino's sixth feature, 1990’s DESPERATE HOURS, could’ve been a bid to reclaim director Michael Cimino's former glory with a gritty, contained thriller.

Denis Villeneuve

The movie is directed by Denis Villeneuve, who also helmed Prisoners, an equally dark film.

a somewhat unusual project for director William Wyler, ) who specialized in literary adaptations (and would direct Ben-Hur a few years after this project

, The Desperate Hours was a somewhat unusual project for director William Wyler, who specialized in literary adaptations (and would direct Ben-Hur a few years after this project).

Stephen Daldry

The film director is Stephen Daldry, who also directed the Hours, and Billy Elliot.

Dave Heather

The original director of the series was Dave Heather.

a solid film from Michael Cimino

While her own husband is a film with some flaws and an inconsistent tone, Desperate Hours is still a solid film from Michael Cimino.

Otto Preminger

The film was adapted by Jerome Cady, Philip Dunne and Ring Lardner Jr., and directed by Otto Preminger, who replaced original director John M. Stahl after 39 days of filming and $300,000 of production.

a pretty good film from Michael Cimino

In the end, Desperate Hours is a pretty good film from Michael Cimino.

a classic tale of suspense from a master filmmaker at the height of Joseph Hayes's creative powers

Adapted by Joseph Hayes (The Third Day) from Joseph Hayes's own novel and stage play and inspired by actual events, The Desperate Hours is a classic tale of suspense from a master filmmaker at the height of Joseph Hayes's creative powers, now fully restored from the original VistaVision negative.

by UK helmer Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Pan, Atonement)

Directed by UK helmer Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Pan, Atonement) from a script by The Theory of Everything scribe Anthony McCarten, Hour covers the very rocky fist few weeks of Churchill’s tenure as British Prime Minister in May of 1940.

a book which became a Broadway play called The Desperate Hours (1954),

The incident received significant media coverage, including in Time magazine, and inspired author Joseph Hayes to write a book called The Desperate Hours (1954), which became a Broadway play and then, in 1955, a Hollywood film directed by William Wyler.

ShatteredEurope:

Shattered, Europe: Desperate Hours) is a 2007 British–Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, co-produced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello.

by Joe Wright

Written by Rashida Jones and Michael Schur and directed by Joe Wright, the hour is set in a world where people rate one another from one to five stars for every interaction — ratings that ultimately determine their socioeconomic and health care status.

Barry O'Neil or Lucius J. Henderson

The film director may have been Barry O'Neil or Lucius J. Henderson.