God Is a Bullet
Seen it?2023 | 155 min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Horror
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 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 crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Spectral, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 126K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
- Nikolaj Coster-WaldauBob Hightower
- Maika MonroeCase Hardin
- Karl GlusmanCyrus
- January JonesMaureen Bacon
- Jamie FoxxThe Ferryman
- Paul JohanssonSgt John Lee Bacon
- David ThorntonArthur Naci
- Ethan SupleeGutter
- Jonathan TuckerErrol Grey
- Brendan Sexton IIIGranny Boy