Stuck!
Seen it?2009 | 95 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 wants a laugh. If you loved The Longest Yard or Bronson, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Beautiful young Daisy feels stuck working as a shopgirl by day and caring for her ailing mother by night. A suicide gone wrong leaves Daisy wrongly imprisoned, while the neighbor whose testimony put her away struggles with guilt. A tongue-in-cheek homage to 1950s women-in-prison films.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$146K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steve Balderson
- Karen BlackThe Neighbor Lady
- Susan TraylorMeme
- Starina JohnsonDaisy
- Mink StoleEsther
- Pleasant GehmanDutch
- Jane WiedlinPrincess
- Betti OThe Warden
- Stacy CunninghamThe Guard
- September CarterMama
- Tom MorrisThe Doctor