Impulse
Seen it?2008 | 101 min | Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 Eyes Wide Shut or Lost Highway, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles T. Kanganis
- Angus MacfadyenJonathan Dennison / Simon Phillips
- Willa FordClaire Dennison
- Robert MoloneyElliott
- Ron SelmourHector
- Pablo SilveiraChe
- Ingrid TorranceMelissa
- Laura SoltisJoan
- Nancy SivakOfficer Stevens
- Michael J. RogersOfficer Edwards
- Lowela JotieJen