Sweet Girl
Seen it?2021 | 110 min | Action, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (19% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 action fans. If you loved Traffic or She Rides Shotgun, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 101K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza
- Jason MomoaRay Cooper
- Isabela MercedRachel Cooper
- Manuel Garcia-RulfoAmo Santos
- Amy BrennemanDiana Morgan
- Adria ArjonaAmanda Cooper
- Milena RiveroRachel 11 Y / O
- Justin BarthaSimon Keeley
- Raza JaffreyVinod Shah
- Lex Scott DavisFBI Agent Sarah Meeker
- Michael Raymond-JamesFBI Agent John Rothman