
Scorched Earth
Seen it?2018 | 93 min | Action, Science Fiction
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 48% audience score, 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
- If you count yourself among fans of end-of-the-world stories and anyone who likes big what-if ideas, this one's for you. It builds a whole broken world and makes you live in it. Same wavelength as Terminator 2: Judgment Day or Mad Max: Fury Road. Built to entertain rather than impress the critics, and audiences love it for that.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
In a post-apocalyptic future, bounty hunter Attica Gage pursues a ruthless outlaw at the head of a dangerous criminal gang.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 48%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Howitt
- Gina CaranoGage
- John HannahDoc
- Ryan RobbinsThomas Jackson
- Stephanie BennettMelena
- Kailey SpearKitty
- Luvia PetersenChavo
- Dean S. JaggerLear
- Sarah TroyerYoung Gage
- Alisha NewtonBeatrice
- Patrick SabonguiWomack