The Tax Collector
Seen it?2020 | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 5.7 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 End of Watch, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
David Cuevas is an Indigenous Latino American family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to Los Angeles that puts everything David loves in harm’s way.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$943K worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 175K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Ayer
- Bobby SotoDavid Cuervas
- Cinthya CarmonaAlexis
- George LópezUncle Louis
- Elpidia CarrilloJanet
- Shia LaBeoufCreeper
- Lana ParrillaFavi
- Chelsea RendonLupe
- Cheyenne Rae HernandezGata
- Noemi GonzalezDelia
- Gabriela FloresJazmin