Heatstroke
Seen it?2013 | 92 min | Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop 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. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
9% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Evelyn Purcell
- Stephen DorffPaul
- Svetlana MetkinaTally
- Maisie WilliamsJosie
- Peter StormareMallick
- Andrew RouxDib
- Warrick GrierBodley
- Calvin HaywardFoy
- Jeanne NielsonMiriam
- Ndalo StofileNurse