
Six Minutes to Midnight
Seen it?2020 | 99 min | Thriller, Drama, History, War
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (35% 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Gosford Park or Belfast, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$132K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 62K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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BelfastSaturday SpecialAnother historical drama, and a Saturday Special.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andy Goddard
- Suzy Eddie IzzardThomas Miller
- Carla JuriIlse Keller
- James D'ArcyCaptain Drey
- Celyn JonesCorporal Willis
- David SchofieldColonel Smith
- Jim BroadbentCharlie
- Judi DenchMiss Rocholl
- Maria DragusAstrid
- Tijan MareiGretel
- Franziska BrandmeierBeatrix