Freelance
Seen it?2023 | 108 min | Action, Comedy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, 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 wants a laugh and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
10% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$9 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 128K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pierre Morel
- John CenaMason Pettits
- Alison BrieClaire Wellington
- Juan Pablo RabaPresident Juan Venegas
- Christian SlaterSebastian Earle
- Alice EveJenny Pettits
- Marton CsokasColonel Jan Koehorst
- Sebastián EslavaJorge
- Molly McCannCasey Pettits
- Mauricio CujarGeneral Martínez
- Diego VásquezVillage Chief