The Cold Light of Day
Seen it?2012 | 93 min | Action, Thriller, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$25 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri
- Henry CavillWill Shaw
- Bruce WillisMartin
- Sigourney WeaverJean Carrack
- Verónica EcheguiLucia
- Joseph MawleGorman
- Caroline GoodallLaurie Shaw
- Rafi GavronJosh
- Emma HamiltonDara
- Michael BuddEsmael
- Roschdy ZemZahir