Reptile
Seen it?2023 | 136 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office held it back. 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-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Gone Baby Gone or The Long Goodbye, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 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 impactStrong
About 347K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Grant Singer
- Benicio del ToroTom Nichols
- Justin TimberlakeWill Grady
- Alicia SilverstoneJudy Nichols
- Michael PittEli Phillips
- Ato EssandohDan Cleary
- Domenick LombardozziWally Finn
- Karl GlusmanSam Gifford
- Matilda LutzSummer Elswick
- Frances FisherCamille Grady
- Eric BogosianCaptain Robert Allen