Premium Rush

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Premium Rush

PG-13

2011

1h 31m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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For bike messenger Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), dodging speeding cars, evading crazy cabdrivers, and blowing by millions of cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work. Wilee is one of the best in a dangerous job, and his bike of choice is a Fixie, a lightweight, single-gear unit without brakes. Though Wilee knows that one day he may end up as a smear on the pavement -- he is unprepared for what happens after his last run of the day turns into a life-or-death chase through Manhattan.

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Critics Consensus

It's built out of familiar parts, but no matter how formulaic Premium Rush's storyline might seem, it's elevated by high-octane action and enjoyable performances.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 7, 2017

D+

The pace of the movie is really fantastic, but once you get past that and realize you've been watching a 90-minute bike chase, which isn't nearly as thrilling as the trailer lets on, you begin to deflate.

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A.A. Dowd

Time Out Chicago

Jan 8, 2013

3/5

Want more from a late-summer joyride than slides, wheelies and bunny hops? Get a load of Shannon, dementedly inspired, trying out an oddball accent and Richard Widmark giggle.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Jan 8, 2013

3/5

Just a few spokes short of a wheel, guys.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 23, 2025

4/5

While the story is essentially a simple "beat the clock" scenario that maybe we've seen before, it offers decent twists to keep us guessing and clever plot-essential rewind flashbacks to provide exhale time and "ah-ha" wisdom.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Jun 11, 2023

Director David Koepp... understands the mechanics of action cinema and he puts the promise of 'Premium Rush' right in the title. There’s not much to the plot but the journey is a rush.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oct 3, 2022

3.5/4

What a joy it is to be delivered such a coherent and smartly made action movie when so many these days are just the opposite.

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Christian H.

@KXNGL Jan 3, 2026

Classic movie. Not bad and not super extraordinary. A great flick to pass the time.

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Gareth v

@geewah Aug 21, 2025

A rather mundane adrenaline-fueled thriller with fun action, but lacking depth and lasting impact.

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King C

@RT91455728 Mar 30, 2025

The first few minutes of the movie feels like a breath of fresh air as it seem I thought it would just be a feel good movie. But as it progressed, those bike chasing scenes was become stale for my taste. The movie was good to watch once but can't really repeat what you already know at beginning where an obvious plot armor has given the main character such skill at cycling the streets of New York City. If you want some crazy chasing scenes then I suggest you watch a different movie.

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Ryan C

@RT82157002 Dec 23, 2024

It's worth a watch there isn't to many movies like this.

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Kenny P

@RT77220613 Aug 23, 2024

major plot holes + weak CGI makes + dumb action of main character + timeline inconsistency = poor attempt at a great idea

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Vitor R

@RT71384033 Feb 10, 2024

So, lets say you want a movie to watch on a friday night with your family where you dont think too much and just enjoy some popcorn and a soda, you may enjoy this. A good chase 2010's movie with the great Joseph Gordon-Levitt. But, there are a few problens with this movie: the bad sex and swearword jokes that dont land, the long flashback scenes that explaind too much almost calling the audience dumb, the terrible attempt of making a evil speach on the ambulance and ending scene where the corrupt cop dies (i know that is a family friendly movie!!! but it would be better not show his death and implicitly say that). I will pass the bad cgi because it was 2012 🤷‍♂️

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Synopsis

For bike messenger Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), dodging speeding cars, evading crazy cabdrivers, and blowing by millions of cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work. Wilee is one of the best in a dangerous job, and his bike of choice is a Fixie, a lightweight, single-gear unit without brakes. Though Wilee knows that one day he may end up as a smear on the pavement -- he is unprepared for what happens after his last run of the day turns into a life-or-death chase through Manhattan.

Director: David Koepp
Producer: Gavin Polone
Screenwriter: David Koepp, John Kamps
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Pariah Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Action Sequences|Some Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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