Luther: The Fallen Sun
Seen it?2023 | 129 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With 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 crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 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 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 194K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jamie Payne
- Idris ElbaJohn Luther
- Cynthia ErivoOdette Raine
- Andy SerkisDavid Robey
- Dermot CrowleyMartin Schenk
- Thomas CoombesArchie Woodward
- Hattie MorahanCorinne Aldrich
- Lauryn AjufoAnya Raine
- Vincent ReganDennis McCabe
- Ross WaitonNewman
- Dan LiWong