Jake Speed

Produced by:
Genres:
Directed by: Andrew Lane
Overview
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
Review (1)
JPV852 (Rated: 5)
Not a great pulp action-adventure flick with a lead actor with not a whole lot of charisma, still is harmless time-waster and at least had some passably entertaining moments with a comically fun turn by John Hurt as the villain. Clearly was hoping to be in the same vain as Raiders of the Lost Ark, j...
Recommendation & Similar
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Interstellar (2014)
La La Land (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Iron Man (2008)
A Quiet Place (2018)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Titanic (1997)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Knives Out (2019)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Passengers (2016)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Jaws (1975)
Get Out (2017)
Snowpiercer (2013)