Flashpoint
Seen it?1984 | 94 min | Crime, Thriller, Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (57% 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 crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved No Country for Old Men or Touch of Evil, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether to keep the money or report it, they privately investigate the clues and unravel a decades old mystery.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Tannen
- Kris KristoffersonBobby Logan
- Treat WilliamsErnie Wyatt
- Rip TornSheriff Wells
- Kevin ConwayBrook
- Kurtwood SmithCarson
- Miguel FerrerRoget
- Jean SmartDoris
- Guy BoydLambasino
- Mark SladeHawthorne
- Roberts BlossomAmarillo