The Wages of Fear
Seen it?2024 | 107 min | Action
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, 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 action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team is called upon to make a deadly desert crossing with nitroglycerine in tow.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 8 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Julien Leclercq
- Franck GastambideFred
- Alban LenoirAlex
- Sofiane ZermaniGauthier
- Ana GirardotClara
- Bakary DiomberaDjibril
- Astrid WhettnallAnne Marchand
- Alka MatewaAlka
- Sarah AfchainAssia
- Ghita BerdaiMalya
- Rabie KatiHomme d'affaires