Child 44
Seen it?2015 | 137 min | Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences 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 crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Citizen X or The Black Phone, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$50 million worldwide on a $50 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 129K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
- Tom HardyLeo Demidov
- Gary OldmanGeneral Mikhail Nesterov
- Noomi RapaceRaisa Demidov
- Fares FaresAlexei Andreyev
- Joel KinnamanVasili
- Paddy ConsidineVladimir Malevich
- Jason ClarkeAnatoly Brodsky
- Mark Lewis JonesTortoise
- Vincent CasselMajor Kuzmin
- Nikolaj Lie KaasIvan Sukov