Product Details

• Actors: Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett, Hamish Linklater, Angus Macfadyen
• Directors: Michael W. Watkins
• Writers: Anthony Peckham, David Aaron Cohen, Cindy Myers, Robert Zappia
• Producers: Anthony Peckham, Corey Sienega, David Aaron Cohen
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Dubbed: French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Lionsgate
• DVD Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Run Time: 255 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002S94BQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,245 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "5ive Days to Midnight" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Nicole de Boer. A college professor's life is turned upside down when he finds a police briefcase from five days in the future. But even more shocking are its contents-a file on his own death, which he must now race against time to prevent. A stunning Sci-Fi Channel miniseries event. 2 DVDs. 2004/color/4 hrs., 15 min/NR/fullscreen.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

121 of 122 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, Action-Packed Science Fiction Thriller March 7, 2005

By Cynthia Sue Larson TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This thrilling mini-series takes off like a rocket from the very beginning, as physics professor J.T. Neumeyer wonders how and why he received a police file apparently from the future that contains gruesome details of his own demise. According to this strange file locked inside a futuristic briefcase made of myserious materials, he has just five days before his murder to figure out what's going on. The suspense increases as little by little, Neumeyer discovers that this may not be a clever hoax, but that his very life may depend on solving and somehow preventing his murder in a very short amount of time. And with such an unusual situation, it's a challenge to know who will believe him, and who to trust. Timothy Hutton and Randy Quaid and the rest of the case are excellent in this suspenseful science fiction thriller that keeps us on the edge of our seats through all 255 minutes.

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating time travel story April 30, 2005

By Wayne Klein HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

We all know we're going to die. It's just that J. T. Neumeyer (Timothy Hutton) knows exactly the time and place of his death. Neumeyer teaches college physics. When he and his daughter Jessie visit the grave of J.T.'s wife and Jessie's mom, a strange thing happens; a futuristic brief case with J.T.'s name on it appears out of nowhere. Inside J.T. finds a case file that appears to be quite old. It's about an unsolved murder. J.T.'s murder and he has five days to find out who wants to kill him and why.

This Sci-Fi Channel original mini-series has a lot going for it; Hutton, Randy Quaid both give solid performances as does Kari Matchett. The only actors truly wasted are Giancarlo Esposito and Nicole de Boer. This TV mini-series seemed to stretch things out a bit too long. It would have worked much better as a two hour or two and a half hour TV movie. Director Michael W. Watkins uses a number of annoyingly over used techinques to create additional suspense (such as slow motion and shooting scenes at a higher speed or eliminating frames to make the motion appear choppy).

A solid TV mini-series that would have worked better if it was cut down to two hours vs. nearly four, "5ive Days to Midnight" is still worthwhile. Although there were some fairly large plot holes, they weren't as noticeable until the pacing slowed down around the third hour. Worth a rental at least.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie but watch out for some details March 31, 2006

By Avantel

Format:DVD

This movie is good, but I sort of agree with the former review. It lasts too long. You'd better watch it by parts as it was meant originally. You might not like this one if you're from the ones who need many explanations in the movies (as I do very often). However, those missing explanations will not keep you from understanding the movie's plot. I started a discussion forum so that people can guess how they would've filled those holes.

Finally, the movie's start is nothing great by itself. Anyone who likes fantasy and thrillers might have watched similar starings as in this movie. So the filmmakers added a lot of sci-fi effects, cheap but funny ones. The moved the camera in slow motion in some scenes, in others they show a lot of weird (or artistic) scenes behind the characters like mathematical symbols, nothing really creative but pretty. But as the movie continues it gets more and more interesting.....otherwise I wouldn't have stayed for 4 or 5 hours!