Southland Tales
Seen it?2007 | 145 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.3 out of 10 from audiences, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Terminator or Bugonia, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$375K worldwide on a $17 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 215K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Kelly
- Dwayne JohnsonBoxer Santaros / Jericho Cane
- Seann William ScottRoland Taverner / Ronald Taverner
- Sarah Michelle GellarKrysta Kapowski / Krysta Now
- Mandy MooreMadeline Frost-Santaros
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- Miranda RichardsonNana Mae Frost
- Wallace ShawnBaron Von Westphalen
- Bai LingSerpentine
- Nora DunnCyndi Pinziki
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