Nancy
Seen it?2018 | 87 min | Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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. If you loved Missing, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$92K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christina Choe
- Andrea RiseboroughNancy Freeman
- John LeguizamoJeb
- Steve BuscemiLeo
- J. Smith-CameronEllen
- Ann DowdBetty
- T. Sahara MeerBeth
- Virginia KullDeb Loden
- Samrat ChakrabartiRaj
- Linda KutrubesWaitress
- Olli HaaskiviDr. Waters