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The Last Stop in Yuma County

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2024 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Bonnie and Clyde or Heat, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $94K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 172K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Francis Galluppi

  • Jim CummingsThe Knife Salesman
  • Jocelin DonahueCharlotte
  • Richard BrakeBeau
  • Nicholas LoganTravis
  • Michael Abbott Jr.Charlie
  • Sierra McCormickSybil
  • Ryan MassonMiles
  • Connor PaoloGavin
  • Faizon LoveVernon
  • Gene JonesRobert