The Courier
Seen it?2024 | 102 min | Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, 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 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Calparsoro
- Arón PiperIván Márquez
- María PedrazaLeticia
- Luis TosarFrancisco Escámez
- Laura SépulAnne Marie
- Nourdin BatánYannick
- José Manuel PogaJosé Luis Ocaña
- Luis ZaheraComisario Manuel Roig
- Manuel GancedoLinares
- Antonio BuílPadre de Iván
- Lukas OlszewskiJacques Stoffel