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Seen it?2022 | 107 min | Science Fiction, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (38% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, 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 and sci-fi fans. If you loved Twelve Monkeys or A Scanner Darkly, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
38% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$47 million worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 238K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
- Chris HemsworthSteve Abnesti
- Miles TellerJeff
- Jurnee Smollett-BellLizzy
- Mark PaguioMark Verlaine
- Tess HaubrichHeather
- BeBe BettencourtEmma
- Nathan JonesRogan
- Angie MillikenSarah
- Ron SmyckDave
- Joey VieiraMiguel