On The Line
Seen it?2023 | 74 min | Thriller, Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Belfast or September 5, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Alderney, Channel Islands. 1964. A telephone operator ends up being the pivotal piece of a drama unfurling which puts professional integrity, and relationships, to the test.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oliver Pearn
- Victoria LucieAgnes
- Harriet WalterShirley
- Royce PierresonHarold
- Joanne RogersMartha
- Thomas BlissFrank
- Sally GeakeBetty
- Richard HeapSergeant Wilks
- Chris DonnellyDeputy
- Shenagh GovanCafe owner
- Melissa ThomJane