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The Promise

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2016 | 133 min | History, Romance, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office loss and middling reviews (51% 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 romantics and history buffs. If you loved The Year of Living Dangerously or The Unbearable Lightness of Being, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Harrowing, warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $12 million worldwide on a $90 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 153K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Terry George

  • Oscar IsaacMikael Boghosian
  • Charlotte Le BonAna Khesarian
  • Christian BaleChris Myers
  • Daniel Giménez CachoReverend Dikran Antreassian
  • Tom HollanderGarin
  • Shohreh AghdashlooMarta Boghosian
  • Rade ŠerbedžijaStephan
  • Marwan KenzariEmre Ogan
  • Angela SarafyanMaral
  • Numan AcarMustafa