Half Past Dead
Seen it?2002 | 98 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Face/Off or Avengement, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
3% on Rotten Tomatoes, 23 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$19 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Don Michael Paul
- Steven SeagalSasha Petrosevitch
- Morris ChestnutDonald Robert Johnson
- Ja RuleNicolas 'Nick' Frazier
- Nia Peeples49er Six
- Alexandra KampReporter
- Claudia ChristianSpecial Agent Ellen Williams
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- Michael TaliferroLittle Joe
- Bruce WeitzLester McKenna