Polar
Seen it?2019 | 118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, 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
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved The Punisher: One Last Kill, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated NC-17: expect violence.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 19 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 242K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
- Mads MikkelsenDuncan Vizla
- Vanessa HudgensCamille
- Katheryn WinnickVivian
- Inga CadranelRegina
- Fei RenHilde
- Ruby O. FeeSindy
- Matt LucasBlut
- Robert MailletKarl
- Anthony GrantFacundo
- Josh CruddasAlexei