Red Corner
Seen it?1997 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Michael Clayton or Just Mercy, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide on a $48 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jon Avnet
- Richard GereJack Moore
- Bai LingShen Yuelin
- Bradley WhitfordBob Ghery
- Byron MannLin Dan
- Peter DonatDavid McAndrews
- Robert StantonEd Pratt
- Tsai ChinChairman Xu
- James HongLin Shou
- Tzi MaLi Cheng
- Ulrich MatschossGerhardt Hoffman