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Seen it?2021 | 97 min | Thriller, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Looper or Memento, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$27K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 56K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christopher MacBride
- Dylan O'BrienFred Fitzell
- Hannah GrossKaren
- Emory CohenSebastian
- Keir GilchristAndre
- Maika MonroeCindy Williams
- Liisa Repo-MartellMrs. Fitzell
- Amanda BrugelEvelyn
- A.C. PetersonMr. MacDonald
- Aaron PoolePierced Man
- Maika HarperTattooed Woman