Untraceable
Seen it?2008 | 101 min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, 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-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Nightcrawler, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$53 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 64K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
- Diane LaneAgent Jennifer Marsh
- Billy BurkeEric Box
- Colin HanksGriffin Dowd
- Joseph CrossOwen Reilly
- Mary Beth HurtStella Marsh
- Peter Gray LewisRichard Brooks
- Perla Haney-JardineAnnie Haskins
- Christopher CousinsDavid Williams
- Jesse Tyler FergusonArthur James Elmer
- Brynn BaronMrs. Miller