In Cold Light
Seen it?2026 | 96 min | Thriller, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (58% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
58% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Maxime Giroux
- Maika MonroeAva
- Troy KotsurWill
- Allan HawcoBob Whyte
- Helen HuntClaire
- Jesse IrvingTom
- Noah ParkerAdam
- Patrick SabonguiSef
- David HaysomBill Morris
- Geena MeszarosOlder Amy
- Warona SetshwaeloMarge Buckner