Hours

Hurricane Katrina has just struck New Orleans. In the flooded city, a man named Nolan Hayes finds himself stranded in a hospital with his newborn daughter, who is dependent on a ventilator to stay alive. As the power supply fails and floodwaters rise, and with looters posing an additional threat, Nolan must keep the machine running and protect his child on his own.

Directed and written by Eric Heisserer, Hours was released in December 2013 and runs 97 minutes. It is a drama and thriller made in the United States by The Safran Company, Voltage Pictures, PalmStar Media and Hours Capital, with Peter Safran producing and a credited crew of 54. The film stars Paul Walker as Nolan Hayes, alongside Natalia Safran as Karen, Christopher Matthew Cook as Lenny, Nancy Nave as Sandra, Kerry Cahill as Nurse Shelly and Nick Gomez as Lobo.

Made for a budget of four million dollars, the film drew a modest audience: on TMDB it holds a rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 806 votes. A film critics' rating of 5.1 out of 10 from 33 reviews sits below that audience score, indicating that viewers responded to the film more warmly than critics did. For Heisserer, who would go on to direct other features, Hours was an early directing credit following his work as a screenwriter.