The Outsider
Seen it?2018 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 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-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Sexy Beast, 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 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 90K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Zandvliet
- Jared LetoNick Lowell
- Tadanobu AsanoKiyoshi
- Kippei ShiinaOrochi
- Shioli KutsunaMiyu
- Min TanakaAkihiro
- Nao OmoriHiromitsu
- Emile HirschPaulie Bowers
- Rory CochraneAnthony Panetti
- YOUNG DAISTakeshi
- Masaki MiuraKentaro