No Good Deed
Seen it?2014 | 84 min | Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 12% 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. If you loved Panic Room, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 26 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$54 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 181K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Miller
- Idris ElbaColin
- Taraji P. HensonTerry
- Leslie BibbMeg
- Kate del CastilloAlexis
- Henry SimmonsJeffrey
- Mirage MoonscheinRyan
- Kenny AlfonsoJavier
- Dan CaudillCop
- Tatom PenderSally
- Kelly O'NealOfficer Jacobs