Summary
Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 63Audiences 70GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer67%
Metascore58
Audience score77%
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 152 K ratings3.5/5
User score6.3
Box office
7.4×its budget
- Budget
- $950 K
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it earned $6 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+2Released
2006
April 14, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- David Slade Director
Writing · 1
- Brian Nelson Writer
Production · 7
- Rosanne Korenberg Executive Producer
- Paul G. Allen Executive Producer
- Jody Allen Executive Producer
- David Higgins Producer
- Michael Caldwell Producer
- Richard Hutton Producer
Camera · 1
- Jo Willems Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Art Jones Editor
Sound · 2
- Harry Escott Original Music Composer
- Molly Nyman Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Jeremy Reed Production Design
- Felicity Nove Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jennifer Johnson Costume Designer, Wardrobe Designer
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