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Seen it?2018 | 98 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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 sci-fi fans, action fans and families. If you loved The Creator, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
26% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oliver Daly
- Alex NeustaedterMiles
- Becky GSara Reyes
- Alex MacNicollSam Fontaine
- Dominic RainsAndric
- Thomas JaneChuck Hill
- Lou Taylor PucciRandall
- Patricia De LeonJoanna Reyes
- Niko GuardadoScroggins
- Marie-Françoise TheodoreCaptain Webber
- Ted McGinleyGeorge Fontaine