Straightheads
Seen it?2007 | 88 min | Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (43% 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Promising Young Woman or Straw Dogs, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a businesswoman and her younger boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dan Reed
- Gillian AndersonAlice
- Danny DyerAdam
- Adam RaynerJago
- Antony ByrneMisha
- Anthony CalfHeffer
- Ralph BrownJamie
- Steven RobertsonBill
- Gugu Mbatha-RawYoung PA
- Francesca FowlerSophie