The Preppie Connection
Seen it?2016 | 95 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 crime-drama fans. If you loved American Gangster or Traffic, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$12K worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Castelo
- Thomas MannTobias Hammel
- Lucy FryAlex Hayes
- Logan HuffmanEllis Tynes
- Amy HargreavesIngrid
- Bill SageMike Hammel
- Sam PageMr. Jennings
- Jessica RotheLaura
- Ryan WardPiper
- Robert GorrieBen
- Hemky MaderaRaul