Waist Deep
Seen it?2006 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Close Range or Coffy, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
An ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
28% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$21 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Tyrese GibsonO2
- Meagan GoodCoco
- Larenz TateLucky
- Henry Hunter HallJunior
- GameMeat
- William DuffyNewscaster #2
- Shawn ParrNewscaster #1
- Kimora Lee SimmonsFencing House Lady
- Johnny C. PruittGuard
- Darris LoveRock