Alex Cross
Seen it?2012 | 101 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Grosse Pointe Blank or Presumed Innocent, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $45 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 162K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rob Cohen
- Tyler PerryDr. Alex Cross
- Edward BurnsTommy Kane
- Matthew FoxPicasso
- Rachel NicholsMonica Ashe
- Carmen EjogoMaria Cross
- Jean RenoGilles Mercier
- John C. McGinleyRichard Brookwell
- Giancarlo EspositoDaramus Holiday
- Cicely TysonNana Mama
- Chad LindbergVincent Dardis