Cold Heart Canyon
Seen it?2008 | 96 min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Right up the alley of people who love a good family story and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here. A good follow-up to In a Lonely Place. Set in sun-baked Los Angeles.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, Karen has a dream that her sister Heather is in danger, but Heather seems safe enough, having just moved to a remote spur of the canyon to distance herself from her ex-husband. She's a writer, and she's soon met several men - Marcus, who helps her the day she moves in, neighbors Daniel and Marisa for whom she cooks dinner, and Michael her landlord who cleans her pool weekly. Daniel warns her away from Marcus even as he makes a play for her and invites her to participate in sexual escapades - some enjoyable, some not. Then it becomes clear that Karen's anxiety dream was prescient. Who can Heather trust, and does she figure it out too late?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Janine Gosselin
- Aubrey CaldwellHeather
- Will LupardusDaniel
- Paul HowardMarcus
- Lee Anne DavisMarisa
- Barbara SuiterKaren
- Joshua ColemanMichael
- Holly MorganCall Girl
- Andrew C. LimCollin
- Cassie CourtlandMistress