Bunraku
Seen it?2010 | 125 min | Thriller, Action, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 28 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$130K worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guy Moshe
- Josh HartnettThe Drifter
- Demi MooreAlexandra
- Woody HarrelsonThe Bartender
- Ron PerlmanNicola
- GACKTYoshi
- Shun SugataUncle
- Jordi MollàValentine
- Emily KaihoMomoko
- Kevin McKiddKiller 2
- Shahar SorekKiller No. 3 / Mirror Drifter