Fallen
Seen it?1998 | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a box office loss and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) 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, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and fantasy fans. If you loved Se7en, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$25 million worldwide on a $46 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 416K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
- Denzel WashingtonJohn Hobbes
- John GoodmanJonesy
- Donald SutherlandLt. Stanton
- Embeth DavidtzGretta Milano
- James GandolfiniLou
- Elias KoteasEdgar Reese
- Gabriel CasseusArt
- Robert JoyCharles
- Aida TurturroTiffany
- Michael J. PaganSam