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Crisis

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2021 | 118 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and middling reviews (67% 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 crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Traffic or Layer Cake, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence and drug use.

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $1 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 78K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki

  • Gary OldmanDr. Tyrone Brower
  • Armie HammerJake Kelly
  • Evangeline LillyClaire Reimann
  • Greg KinnearDean Talbot
  • Michelle RodriguezSupervisor Garrett
  • Luke EvansDr. Bill Simons
  • Lily-Rose DeppEmmie Kelly
  • Guy NadonMother
  • Veronica FerresDr. Meg Holmes
  • Kid CudiBen Walker