Lost River
Seen it?2015 | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.7 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 and fantasy fans. If you loved Frailty, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$45K worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 141K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ryan Gosling
- Christina HendricksBilly
- Iain De CaesteckerBones
- Saoirse RonanRat
- Eva MendesCat
- Matt SmithBully
- Ben MendelsohnDave
- Reda KatebCab Driver
- Barbara SteeleBelladonna
- Landyn StewartFranky
- Rob ZabreckyMC