The Dresden Sun
Seen it?2026 | 129 min | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Spectral, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
A brilliant, principled mercenary with a traumatic past works with an insider to steal a valued asset from Peredor Corporation called “the sphere”. The C & Earth corporation, vying for global dominance, seeks to find a solution to an otherworldly technology via a scientist’s project. Meanwhile, a financial analyst, who despises his job at the powerful investment firm Mutual One, finds himself caught between deadly corporate rivals, financial fraud, and technological espionage, and is ultimately forced to run from a psychopathic military contractor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 69K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Ryan
- Christina RicciDr. Dresden Corliss
- Mena SuvariAsha
- Linus RoacheMalik
- Steven OggCrilenger
- Leigh McCloskeyJack Wellman
- Angel ManuelBodyguard
- Samantha WinZ
- Brett RickabyDetective Holleran
- Aaron CravenKerry
- Richard BlackmonEthan Mason