Eastern Promises
2007 | 100 min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (89%) and audiences rate it highly (7.3/10), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.3/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor; won Saturn Award for Best International Film
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$56 million worldwide on a $52 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
Amazon Prime Video
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by David Cronenberg
- Viggo MortensenNikolai Luzhin
- Naomi WattsAnna Ivanovna Khitrova
- Vincent CasselKirill
- Armin Mueller-StahlSemyon
- Sinéad CusackHelen
- Donald SumpterYuri
- Jerzy SkolimowskiStepan
- Josef AltinEkrem
- Aleksandar MikicSoyka
- Sarah-Jeanne LabrosseTatiana