Term Life
Seen it?2016 | 93 min | Thriller, Drama, Action, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes, 23 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$21K worldwide on a $17 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Billingsley
- Vince VaughnNick Barrow
- Hailee SteinfeldCate Barrow
- Bill PaxtonDetective Keenan
- Jonathan BanksHarper
- Mike EppsDarryl Mosley
- Jordi MollàVictor Fuentes
- Shea WhighamMatty Miller
- Jon FavreauJimmy Lincoln
- William LevyAllejandro
- Taraji P. HensonSamantha Thurman