Desperation Rising
1989, English. Directed by Jason Holt.
Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jason Holt
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Desperation Rising runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Desperation Rising is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Desperation Rising on?
Desperation Rising isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Desperation Rising?
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Who directed Desperation Rising?
Desperation Rising (1989) was directed by Jason Holt and stars Nick Cassavetes, Tally Lauriti, Kimberly Hyde.