Cloak & Dagger
Seen it?1984 | 101 min | Adventure, Action, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences 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 action fans and families. If you loved No Time to Die, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his imaginary father-figure, Jack Flack - a substitute for his real father, who is struggling with the recent death of Davey's mother. However, fantasy becomes reality for Davey after he witnesses the murder of an FBI agent, who in his dying breath, gives Davey a mysterious video game cartridge called Cloak & Dagger, which in actuality contains top-secret government information. With the help of his younger friend Kim, the tech savvy Morris, and even a little help from his fictional secret agent mentor, Davey must stay one step ahead of pursuers as he tries to survive a real-life game of espionage in the streets of San Antonio, Texas.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Franklin
- Henry ThomasDavey Osborne
- Dabney ColemanJack Flack / Hal Osborne
- Michael MurphyRice
- Christina NigraKim Gardener
- John McIntireGeorge MacCready
- Jeanette NolanEunice MacCready
- Eloy CasadosAlvarez
- Tim RossovichHaverman
- William ForsytheMorris
- Robert DoQuiLt. Fleming