Trailer
Summary
Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+21)
Critics 41Audiences 62GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer48%
Metascore34
Audience score64%
User score6.3
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2019
September 12, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Kenny Leon Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Christopher Demos-Brown Writer, Producer
Production · 5
- Kerry Washington Executive Producer
- Pilar Savone Executive Producer
- Rebecca Gold Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Richards Executive Producer
- Kristin Bernstein Producer
Camera · 1
- Kramer Morgenthau Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Melissa Kent Editor
Sound · 1
- Lisbeth Scott Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Derek McLane Production Design
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