Standoff
Seen it?2016 | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (56% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Grindhouse or Wait Until Dark, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide on a $8 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Adam Alleca
- Thomas JaneCarter
- Laurence FishburneSade
- Jim WatsonOfficer Baker
- Ella BallentineBird
- Joanna DouglasMara
- Ted AthertonThe Priest
- Laura de CarteretWoman
- John TenchRoger
- Darcy RoyBodyguard
- J.J. DimicheleSam