The tagline, "You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.", comes from which 1996 movie?

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The tagline “You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.” comes from the 1996 movie 2 Days in the Valley.

Written and directed by John Herzfeld, 2 Days in the Valley is an American neo-noir crime black comedy set around a tangled series of murders, betrayals, hostage situations, and chance encounters in the San Fernando Valley. Its ensemble cast includes Danny Aiello, James Spader, Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Eric Stoltz, and Charlize Theron.

The film's title reflects the compressed time frame in which its intersecting storylines unfold. The tagline emphasizes the movie's urgent, morally pressured atmosphere: characters repeatedly face choices that can instantly alter their survival, relationships, or futures. It is sometimes remembered as dialogue rather than advertising copy because the line also appears in the film's spoken material.

The movie was released in 1996 and is often classified as both a crime thriller and a dark comedy. In the United Kingdom, it was marketed under the alternate title Two Days in the Valley.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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