The Shadow Strays
Seen it?2024 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated NC-17: expect violence.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto
- Aurora RiberoAgent 13 / Nomi
- Hana Pitrashata MalasanAgent Umbra
- Andri MashadiAriel
- Adipati DolkenPrasetyo
- Kristo ImmanuelJeki
- Ali FikryMonji
- Taskya NamyaSoriah
- Arswendy Bening SwaraSoemitro
- Chew Kin WahHandler
- Agra PiliangHaga