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Amber Alert

  • TV Movie
  • 2016
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
880
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Kyle Mac in Amber Alert (2016)
Starring: Alaina Huffman, Barry Flatman, Damon Runyan, Kyle Mac, Sarah Dodd, Mary Krohnert

Directed by Philippe Gagnon. Written by James Phillips & Doug Barber.
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A young man takes a bus full of kids hostage in a desperate attempt to receive ransom money from an insurance company save that denied his very sick mother's claim.A young man takes a bus full of kids hostage in a desperate attempt to receive ransom money from an insurance company save that denied his very sick mother's claim.A young man takes a bus full of kids hostage in a desperate attempt to receive ransom money from an insurance company save that denied his very sick mother's claim.

  • Director
    • Philippe Gagnon
  • Writers
    • Doug Barber
    • James Phillips
  • Stars
    • Alaina Huffman
    • Barry Flatman
    • Damon Runyan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    880
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philippe Gagnon
    • Writers
      • Doug Barber
      • James Phillips
    • Stars
      • Alaina Huffman
      • Barry Flatman
      • Damon Runyan
    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 1:39
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    Alaina Huffman
    Alaina Huffman
    • Amber Cross
    Barry Flatman
    Barry Flatman
    • Chief Cross
    Damon Runyan
    Damon Runyan
    • Hamilton
    Kyle Mac
    Kyle Mac
    • Callum McGill
    Sarah Dodd
    • Julia McGill
    Mary Krohnert
    Mary Krohnert
    • Trish Marshall
    Cameron Brodeur
    Cameron Brodeur
    • Oliver Cross
    Nathalie Toriel
    • Becca Davenport
    Scott Gibson
    Scott Gibson
    • Edward Cross
    Eleanor Noble
    Eleanor Noble
    • Teacher
    Brittany Drisdelle
    Brittany Drisdelle
    • Sandra
    Matthew Gagnon
    • Groom
    Matthew Stefiuk
    Matthew Stefiuk
    • Cop #1
    Kareem Tristan Alleyne
    Kareem Tristan Alleyne
    • Cop #2
    • (as Kareem Alleyne)
    Craig Snoyer
    • Muscular Guy
    Annakin Slayd
    • Infrared Sniper
    Kyle Allatt
    • Man
    Cathy Lynn Symonds
    Cathy Lynn Symonds
    • Man's Wife
    • (as Cathy Symonds)
    • Director
      • Philippe Gagnon
    • Writers
      • Doug Barber
      • James Phillips
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews9

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    8imdb-49049

    Great acting from Alaina Huffman

    Quite a good story well executed, maybe some minor plot holes, but the reason I am bothering to comment is because of the outstanding, believable acting from Alaina Huffman. I loved the way the film started and gave you immediate sympathy for and empathy with the characters. Worth watching just for that.
    10spfldfalconsfan

    Amber Alert 2016

    Absolutely AWESOME movie! "Gripping" right from the very "get-go"... Kyle Mac plays a fantastic part and does it excellently as Alaina Huffman plays to Detective building a bond with someone who believes he doesn't have any friends, in order to save elementary school children. All of the cast played fantastic parts and this movie was "VERY" well put together... When I saw that the Police Department was "Hartford" and they used to word "Vernon"... I started looking license plates and realized that this movie was using my hometown cities which makes it even MORE eventful. People dont understand the dynamics of "Bi-Polar" disorder and this movie hits on that and the Detective (Alaina Huffman) plays a good role of how this should be handled in events like this.
    1pie-78351

    Hogwash

    This is such a load of rubbish I don't know where to start.

    No hostage situation has a free for all operational policy as this film portrays.

    The female cop proving divorced females are as good as men. The SWAT team working independently, individual civilians doing whatever they choose.

    This film reminded me of the old Batman series years ago when Batman telegraphed what was going to happen in his script.

    It has some entertainment value but this went when the Peanut allergy became the topic of concern.
    9Top_Dawg_Critic

    WOW, for a Canadian TV production, this was excellent and factual!

    After seeing this film, I came on IMDb to leave a review and noticed this is a Canadian production... BRAVO!

    It was very well acted, great directing, and decent writing (some cheesy parts I could've done without). What I really liked was the facts on how insurance companies work, and look only to impress and wealthen their shareholders. My cousin is an Actuary (Google it if you don't know what it is) from Canada and a *top* US insurance company hired and moved him and his family to the states - paid all moving expenses AND his salary is almost 1,000,000 USD, and all he does is compute the best statistics to benefit the insurance companies' bottom line. So I can see how something like what happened in this film would frustrate someone to go to this level, and I'm sure it has in real life.

    Excellent story and production! A well deserved 9/10 from me.
    10steventiirik-47038

    Amazing!

    It was no doubt the best film i've ever seen. It had all the spectors tuhat good movie needs, it was emotional, a lot of questions with very good answers, instructive, intense, characters was written very well. The film gave viewers the opportunity to decide what is or who ise good or bad. This film creates different, but definitely very strong feelings for people with different worldviews. I love it.

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    • Trivia
      Originally titled "Amber Alert" when it premiered on Lifetime Network.
    • Quotes

      Amber: I'm doing you a favor!

      Oliver Cross: By making me go to school when I'm sick?

      Amber: Being sick of school does not count as being sick.

    • Soundtracks
      Something To Cry About
      Written and performed by Helen Austin

      Courtesy of Riptide Music Group, LLC

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I Have Your Children
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Incendo Media
      • Incendo Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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