Stone Cold
Seen it?1991 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, 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, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. 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 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Huff into an undercover operation that entails infiltrating The Brotherhood – a powerful Mississippi biker gang linked in the murder of government officials as well as dealing drugs with the mafia.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
30% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No real honors on record. Nominated for 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards. Razzies don't count toward the rating.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
More like this
Point Break
Sunday Safe BetAnother FBI crime thriller, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
The Substitute Weeknight WatchAlso stars William Forsythe, in another crime drama, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
War
Monday Morning MaybeAnother FBI crime thriller. Fair warning: it's a Monday Morning Maybe.
The Siege Weeknight WatchAnother FBI drama, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
The Punisher Weeknight WatchAnother FBI crime drama, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
Directed by Craig R. Baxley
- Brian BosworthJoe Huff / John Stone
- Lance HenriksenChains Cooper
- William ForsytheIce
- Arabella HolzbogNancy
- Sam McMurrayLance
- Richard GantCunningham
- Paulo TochaBolivian
- David TressBrent Whipperton
- Evan James MalmuthGut
- Tony PierceTool