Rust Creek
Seen it?2019 | 108 min | Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
7 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jen McGowan
- Hermione CorfieldSawyer
- Jay PaulsonLowell
- Sean O'BryanSheriff O'Doyle
- Micah A. HauptmanHollister
- Daniel R. HillBuck
- Jeremy GlazerKatz
- John Marshall JonesSlattery
- Jake KidwellJosh
- Virginia SchneiderDonna
- Denise Dal VeraMrs. Gander