Gardens of the Night
Seen it?2008 | 110 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (57% 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-drama fans. If you loved Cape Fear or Sleepers, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$11K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 68K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Damian Harris
- Gillian JacobsLeslie
- John MalkovichMichael
- Ryan SimpkinsYoung Leslie
- Tom ArnoldAlex
- Kevin ZegersFrank
- Jermaine Scooter SmithYoung Donnie
- Harold PerrineauOrlando
- Jeremy SistoJimmy
- Raynold GideonJudge Feeney
- Cornelia GuestMrs. Feeney