
Passion Play
Seen it?2011 | 94 min | Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Horror
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 45% 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
- Great for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and fans of mob stories. Nobody is quite who they seem. Shelve it next to Public Enemies. Built to entertain rather than impress the critics, and audiences love it for that.
- The mood
- Scary, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
3% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 45%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$26K worldwide on a $8 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mitch Glazer
- Megan FoxLily
- Mickey RourkeNate
- Bill MurrayHappy Shannon
- Rhys IfansSam
- Kelly LynchHarriet
- Chuck LiddellAldo
- Chris BrowningCecil
- Mark SivertsenWalt (Man #2)
- Rory CochraneRickey
- Frank BondMan #1 (with Walt)