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Daylight

Play trailer Poster for Daylight PG-13 1996 1h 54m Action Mystery & Thriller Adventure Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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28% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 37% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.
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Critics Consensus

The opening's got a great fiery explosion and Stallone puts in another earnest, sympathetic performance, but all else in Daylight feels designed to annoy the audience into submission.

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Todd McCarthy Variety Mar 27, 2009
A lower-echelon disaster thriller, in which the best character is knocked off early on and the leading man runs out of ideas with a third of the picture still to go. Go to Full Review Nick Bradshaw Time Out Jan 26, 2006
Cohen keeps the vehicle cruising in fourth gear, hoping the audience won't get too impatient with the familiar scenery. Big, efficient, mindless entertainment. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times May 20, 2003
It will seem suspenseful only to those who wonder whether Mr. Stallone can get the dog out alive. Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Apr 10, 2026
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As with most disaster films, there are some spectacular explosions and scary acts of destruction, but the human activity is not so well executed. Go to Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Apr 1, 2025
2.5/4
supplies plenty of bombast when the disaster strikes (the initial explosion in the tunnel is particularly spectacular), although things feel sluggish when characters talk too much Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 18, 2025
2/4
The survivors are a shrill, ungrateful lot, so Latura might as well have stayed home and watched Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot for the umpteenth time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos T @RT67858720 Sep 12, 2026 **⭐ MINHA NOTA: 8,5/10** See more Moustafa B @Most1879 Sep 11, 2026 A very good well done movie, Sly is always try to get better. Unfortunately they don’t do movies like that anymore. It did age very well. See more William A @RT98866858 Aug 4, 2026 Wonder if this is the Sly movie Zach would phobe? Cobra formula runs rampant again in this, cliffhanger under the city, redemption town. Phile with snacks and a long message left on a recorder. The territory beyond id still out there. See more Romas M @Romas Jul 29, 2026 Greetings from Lithuania. I've always had a soft spot for "Daylight" (1996) since i saw it way back in 1997. This is by no means is a great movie - no, but its made well enough to recommend it to anyone looking for solid a disaster flick. At running time 1 h 45 min this movie is very well paced. Its always on the move, always engaging and always entertaining. Performances were solid enough to keep you involved. Script while a bit basic, still is good enough to keep you engaged. And directing by Robb Cohen was a thing that cemented it all together. Music is really good here. Overall, i will choose "Daylight" over many of disaster movies that came before and after 1996 simply because this movie is entertaining enough and kept me entertained during its run time. One does not need to looks for deep characterizations or plot in movies like this. "Daylight" does work because its a disaster movie and doesn't try to be many things at the same time. Good film. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Jun 5, 2026 Best scene is Stallone grappling down through the tunnel fans. But the whole thing kinda drags...doesn't help that they couldn't make the trapping of the tunnel more realistic. See more Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz May 7, 2026 Unreal, but thrilling. See more Read all reviews
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Rob Cohen

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Kit Latura

Amy Brenneman

Madelyne Thompson

Viggo Mortensen

Roy Nord

Dan Hedaya

Frank Kraft

Jay O. Sanders

Steven Crighton

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Synopsis A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.
Director
Rob Cohen
Producer
John Davis, Joseph Singer, David T. Friendly
Screenwriter
Leslie Bohem
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, Davis Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 6, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.9M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround
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