Lucky Number Slevin
Seen it?2006 | 110 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10), though it had middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved A History of Violence or The Departed, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$56 million worldwide on a $27 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 194K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Josh HartnettSlevin
- Morgan FreemanThe Boss
- Ben KingsleyThe Rabbi
- Lucy LiuLindsey
- Bruce WillisMr. Goodkat
- Stanley TucciDet. Brikowski
- Mykelti WilliamsonSloe
- Peter OuterbridgeDumbrowski
- Michael RubenfeldYitzchok
- Kevin ChamberlinMarty