
Stars at Noon
Seen it?2022 | 138 min | Drama, Romance, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 5.8 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 romantics. If you loved The Unbearable Lightness of Being or Nightmare Alley, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prix. Also nominated for 1 more Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$226K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Claire Denis
- Margaret QualleyTrish
- Joe AlwynDaniel
- Benny SafdieCIA Man
- Danny RamirezCosta Rican Cop
- Nick RomanoSubteniente
- Stephan ProañoVice-Minister
- Robin DuránHead of Costa Rican Border
- John C. ReillyAmerican Magazine Editor
- Carlos SerranoBorder Bartender
- Monica BartholomewLa Señora