Digging for Fire
Seen it?2015 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences, 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 wants a laugh. If you loved Code 3, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee doesn't want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago. This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$119K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Jake JohnsonTim
- Rosemarie DeWittLee
- Jude SwanbergJude
- Alicia Van CouveringCashier
- Timothy SimonsYoga Couple
- Jenny SlateYoga Couple
- Jeff BaenaBB Gun Friend
- Mike BirbigliaPhil
- Steve BergPaul
- Kent OsborneAdam