The Veteran
Seen it?2011 | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Layer Cake, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Matthew Hope
- Toby KebbellRobert Miller
- Adi BielskiAlayna Wallace
- Brian CoxGerry
- Tony CurranChris Turner
- Ashley ThomasTyrone Jones
- Tom BrookeDanny Turner
- Ivanno JeremiahFahad Sahal
- Mem FerdaHakeem
- Selva RasalingamFawwaz Abdullah
- Conrad PetersKhaled